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PRO CLAMATION
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
WINTER SPRINGS,FLORIDA
WHEREAS, HADASSAH, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer women's
organization whose members are motivated and inspired to strengthen their partnership with
Israel, ensure Jewish continuity, and realize their potential as a dynamic force in American
society; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1912, HADASSAH retains the passion and timeless values of its founder, Henrietta
Szold, Jewish scholar and activist, who was dedicated to Judaism, Zionism, and the American
ideal; and
WHEREAS, In the United States, HADASSAH enhances the quality of American and Jewish life through its
education and Zionist youth programs, promotes health awareness, and provides personal
enrichment and growth for its members; and
WHEREAS, HADASSAH is the largest women's membership organization and the largest Zionist
organization with over 300,000 members and associates; with members in every Congressional
District in the United States of America; and the Orlando Chapter alone, has over 800 members
��y from Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia counties.
NOW„, THEREFORE, I, CHARLES CEY, Mayor of the City of Winter Springs, Florida do hereby
Proclaim that we recognize
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as they celebrate this extraordinary milestone, their Centennial, which will be celebrated on February 24th of the year
1 2012.
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' It IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I hereunto have set my hand and caused the Seal of•
B5 8_ the City of Winter Springs to be affixed this '"day of January, 2012.
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Mayor
Jean Hovey Rick Brown Gary Bonner Cade Resnick Joanne M. Krebs
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