HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000 09 17-23 Constitution Week
OFFICE OF THE MA )"OR
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, our Founding Fathers, in order to secure the blessings of liberty
for themselves and their posterity, did ordain and establish a Constitution for
the United State of America; and
WHEREAS, it is of the greatest importance that all citizens fully understand
the provisions and principles contained in the Constitution in order to
effectively support, preserve and defend it against all enemies; and
WHEREAS, the two hundred thirteenth anniversary of the Signing of the
Constitution provides a historic opportunity for all Americans to remember
the achievements of the Framers of the Constitution and the rights,
privileges, and responsibilities they afforded us in this unique document; and
WHEREAS, the independence guaranteed to American citizens, whether by
birth or naturalization, should be celebrated by appropriate ceremonies and
activities during Constitution Week, September 17 through September 23, as
designated by proclamation of the President of the United States of America
in accordance with public law 915, now
THEREFORE, I, PAUL P. PARTYKA, by virtue of the authority vested in
me as Mayor of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, do hereby proclaim the
week of September 17 through September 23 as
"CONSTITUTION WEEK"
in the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and urge all citizens to reflect during
that week on the many benefits of our federal Constitution and the privileges
and responsibilities of American citizenship.
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