HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 05 01 Arbor Day PROCLAMATION
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
�•' WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be
set aside for the planting of trees; and
W HEREAS, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees
in Nebraska; and
W HEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; and
WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut heating and cooling
= cossts, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce life- giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife; and
WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires, and
�be our community; and
WHEREAS, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and
WHERE our community; and
WHEREAS, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.
No, THEREFORE, 11, JOHN F. BUSH, Mayor of the City of Winter Springs, do hereby Proclaim
May 1, 2010, as
"ARBOR DAY"
In the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and I urge all citizens to celebrate
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Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and
Further, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the
well -being of this and future generations.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set
A rbor I Day. my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Winter
Sprin:; • be affixed this 26th day of April, 2010.
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JO F. BUSH, MAYOR
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John F. Bush
Mayor
Jean Hovey Rick Brown Gary Bonner Sally McGinnis Joanne M. Krebs
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