Proc. 2015-08 World Habitat Day 10-06-14
PROCLAMATION
No. 2015-08
WHEREAS since 1985, the first Monday in October has been declared World Habitat
Day in order to recognize the vast housing need in cities around the world
and to acknowledge that each year 10 million people die from substandard
housing and living conditions; and
WHEREAS an estimated 1.6 billion people live in inadequate shelter, and a child in
inadequate housing is 10 times more likely to contract serious health
problems than his counterparts in adequate housing, and is less likely to
graduate from high school; and
WHEREAS Habitat for Humanity has built over 350,000 houses around the world,
including 15 locally, providing more than 1.75 million people in 3,000
communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter; and
WHEREAS World Habitat Day is a collaborative effort of affiliates around the globe to
raise public awareness of the importance of affordable housing and
resources to families in need; and
WHEREAS Habitat for Humanity of Huntsville recognizes that it will take the efforts of
the community and its leaders to provide adequate shelter, and. with the
involvement of our local community, we can change the reality for future
generations in our community and around the globe.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in
me as the Mayor of the City of Huntsville, that
OCTOBER 6, 2014
be designated as: World Habitat Day
in Huntsville, Texas, and urge all citizens to recommit themselves to aid Habitat for
Humanity of Huntsville in meeting the affordable housing and community development
needs of the community.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this 6 day of October 2014.
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Mac Woodward, Mayor