24-Nat'l Garden ClubPROCLAMATION 2006-24
WHEREAS Gardeners have a passion for nurturing the beauty and resources of the earth through the planting of seeds, the care of all plants and the riches of their efforts; and
WHEREAS Gardeners seeks to add beauty, splendor, fragrance and nutrition to our lives through the growing of herbs, vegetables, foliage and flowers; and
WHEREAS Gardeners work to preserve our country’s traditional spirit of independence and initiative through innovation and hard work; and
WHEREAS Gardeners advocate the importance of all creatures, large and small, that share our world and their roles in a balanced and productive ecology; and
WHEREAS Gardening promotes a healthy lifestyle that lasts a lifetime, helps reduce stress from other areas of our life, teaches that rewards can come from efforts; and
WHEREAS Gardening enables members of Garden Clubs across the nation and the world to serve others in communities where they reside and work;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as the Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas, that:
June 4 - 10, 2006
be declared:
“National Garden Week”
in Huntsville, Texas
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 5th day of June 2006.
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J. Turner, Mayor