HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003 05 25 National Missing Children's Day
WHEREAS,
the plight of missing and exploited children is a national tragedy, and;
WHEREAS,
an estimated 1.5 million children are missing nationwide, and an estimated three to four
thousand are missing in Florida alone, and;
WHEREAS,
these children have the same right to safety and security as other citizens, yet are vulnerable
to exploitation of every kind, and;
WHEREAS,
the families of these children live with the terrible sorrow of not knowing what has happened
to their children. and;
WHEREAS,
because so many of our nation's children are victims of abduction and exploitation, we
should be saddened, and inspired to join with the volunteers and professionals who seek to
save these children.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. BUSH, Mayor of the City of Winter Springs, do hereby Proclaim the 25th
day of May 2003, as
"NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY"
in the City of Winter Springs, and urge all citizens to join together to protect the children
who are safe at home, and search tirelessly for all those who are missing.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand and
caused the Seal of the City of Winter Springs to be affixed this
25th day of May, 2003.
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ATTEST:
John F. Bush
Mayor
Robert S. Miller
Commissioner
Michael S. Blake
Commissioner
Edward Martinez, Jr.
Commissioner
Sally McGinnis David W. McLeod
Commissioner Commissioner