PROCLAMATION | ||||
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | ||||
PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE OCTOBER 2006 AS | ||||
NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH | ||||
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PROCLAIMED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that | ||||
WHEREAS, the month of October has been recognized as NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH by thousands of arts and cultural organizations, communities, and states across the country, as well as by the White House and Congress for more than two decades; and | ||||
WHEREAS, the ARTS AND HUMANITIES embody much of the accumulated wisdom, intellect, and imagination of humankind; and | ||||
WHEREAS, the ARTS AND HUMANITIES enhance and enrich the lives of every American; and | ||||
WHEREAS, the ARTS AND HUMANITIES play a unique role in the lives of our families, our communities, and our country; and | ||||
WHEREAS, the nonprofit arts industry also strengthens our economy by generating $134 billion in economic activity annually and by supporting the full-time equivalent of 4.85 million jobs, | ||||
NOW, THEREFORE, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors does hereby proclaim the month of OCTOBER 2006 as “NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH” in San Mateo County and calls upon our citizens to celebrate and promote the arts and culture in our county, state and nation; and, to specifically encourage the greater participation by those said citizens in taking action for the ARTS AND HUMANITIES in their towns and cities. | ||||
Dated: September 26, 2006 | ||||
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Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors | ||||