HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 09 17-23 Constitution Week pRocLAmATIoN
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, September 17, 2008 marks the two hundred and twenty -first anniversary
of the drafting of the Constitution of the Unites States of America by the Constitutional
Convention; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to officially recognize this magnificent document
and the anniversary of its creation; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to officially recognize the patriotic celebrations
which will commemorate the occasion; and
WHEREAS, public law 915 guarantees the issuing of a proclamation each year by the
President of the United States of America designating September 17 through 23 as
Constitution Week;
NOW THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. BUSH Mayor of the City of Winter
Springs, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17 through 23, 2008 as:
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In the City of Winter Springs, and ask our Citizens to reaffirm the ideals the Framers of
the Constitution had in 1787.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my
@��, hand and caused the Seal of the City of Winter
4 Springs to be 1 ' i this 20th day o August, 2008.
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John F. Bush
Mayor
Robert S. Miller Rick Brown Donald A. Gilmore Sally McGinnis Joanne M. Krebs
Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner
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erica Daughters
Mrs. Janis C. Austin
Constitution Chairman, Orlando Chapter
Daughters of The American Revolution
4701 Fort Knox Court
Orlando, FL 32822 -7176
Mayor's Office August 15, 2008
Dear Mayor:
The Orlando Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will be cele
Constitution Week, September 17 -23, 2008, with a luncheon on September 13 2 brating
Dubsdread Country Club. We would like to display and read a proclamation from amation fr ut
that time_ m your office at
The DAR, a non -profit organization, firmly believes in the statement found in
National Society handbook, "to emphasize the responsibility of protecting
Constitution, and preserving it for posterity; to understand that the Con our
heritage and that foundation of our lives; and, to study g i and defending the
Constitution our great
during September 1787." dY the historical events which occurred
Enclosed is a sample proclamation you may use verbatim or incorporate into
Our chapter thanks you for your your own.
luncheon. They will then be put into our participation. History Book. lations are displayed at the
Please send the proclamation to my attention at the above address by September p er 11, 2008.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
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Janis C. Austin
407 - 281 -7692
Jcaustinnbellsouth.net
A SAMPLE PROCLAMATION
Constitution Week 2008
Whereas, September 17, 2008 marks the two hundred and twenty -first anniversary of the
drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional
Convention; and
Whereas, it is fitting and proper to officially recognize this magnificent document and the
anniversary of its creation; and
Whereas, it is fitting and proper to officially recognize the patriotic celebrations which
will commemorate the occasion; and
Whereas, public law 915 guarantees the issuing of a proclamation each year by the
President of the United States of America designating September 17 through 23 as
constitution week;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, , (Governor or Mayor) of the (State or City) of --
do hereby proclaim September 17 through 23, 2008 to be
CONSTITUTION WEEK
In (State or City), and ask our citizens to reaffirm the ideals the Framers of the
Constitution had in 1787.
PLACE STATE OR CITY SEAL HERE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the (State
or city) of on this seventeenth day of September in the
year of our Lord two thousand seven and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and thirty second and of the (Statehood) of
the