Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

 

 

WHEREAS:            The Boy Scouts of America in Lawrence, Kansas began in 1910; and

 

WHEREAS:            The Boy Scouts of America, Pelathe District, has held an annual Scouting for Food drive with The Salvation Army of Douglas County as a community service to feed those in need in our community for 30 years; and

 

WHEREAS:            The Salvation Army and the Pelathe District Boy Scouts will continue to faithfully conduct an annual Scouting for Food Drive to benefit those in need in our community.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Leslie Soden, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the month of April, 2017 as the

 

“30th Anniversary of Pelathe District Boy Scouts,

 Scouting for Food”

 

in the City of Lawrence and encourage everyone to consider the needs of those experiencing hunger, regardless of place of residence, abilities, or socioeconomic status, not only during the annual Scouting For Food Drive, but throughout the entire year.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                     

                                                                        Leslie Soden, Mayor

 

                                                          April 18, 2017