31-make a diff
PROCLAMATION 2006 - 31
WHEREAS Make A Difference Day is an annual call to action, challenging Americans to spend one Saturday "making a difference" in their communities. Last year on Make A Difference Day,
3 million volunteers participated in nearly 5,200 projects; and
WHEREAS Among the many projects planned nationwide for 2006, actor Matthew McConaughey and painter Thomas Kinkade are expected to join volunteers in Washington, DC, to build a Katrina
Cottage. Intended as a residence for a family displaced to DC by the Gulf storms of 2005, this type of dwelling will serve as a model both for emergency, as well as for attractive, affordable
housing; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of Huntsville that:
October 28, 2006
be proclaimed
“MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY”
in the City of Huntsville..
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED on this the 28th day of October 2006.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
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J. Turner, Mayor