Office of the Mayor
Proclamation
Lawrence, Kansas
WHEREAS: Ninety million
American adults may lack the literacy skills needed to obtain good jobs or to
actively participate in the education of their children; and
WHEREAS: Altrusa
International, Inc., an organization of executive and professional women
committed to community service, has pledged to work toward worldwide literacy;
and
WHEREAS: The community of
Lawrence has residents of all ages, in every neighborhood, who are functionally
illiterate; and
WHEREAS: Altrusa
International, Inc., of Lawrence has supported New York Elementary School with
monetary donations for the purchase of books, provided books to Women’s
Transitional Care Services (WTCS) and First Step House, and has implemented the
Newborn Book Project at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, and thereby encouraged
reading and the promotion of life-long literacy for the residents of Lawrence;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Amyx, Mayor of the City of
and urge all citizens of this community to continue working
together in addressing literacy needs in Lawrence and Douglas County.
Mike
Amyx
September
5, 2006