Exh 2AAGENDA ITEM #2A
MAY 13, 2002
Proclamation
WHEREAS, all citizens are affected by our nation's rising demand for quality
long term care services; and
WHEREAS, nursing homes provide caring and supportive services that provide
for the health, safety, and quality of life for our loved ones; and
WHEREAS, we salute our community's citizens now residing in nursing facilities,
many of whom planted the seeds that made our community grow and prosper; and
WHEREAS, the American Health Care Association sponsors a week each year to
recognize their member facilities and to familiarize the public with long-term care.
facilities and their services.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN S. MESERVE, as Mayor of the City of Atlantic
Beach, do hereby proclaim the week of May 13 -17, 2002, as
NURSING HOME WEEK
in Atlantic Beach, and encourage our citizens to acquaint themselves with the services
provided by nursing homes and to honor and serve the residents of our local nursing
homes by participating in a Nursing Home WeelCobservation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereto
set my hand and caused the o~'icial seal
of the City of Atlantic Beach to be
affued this 13th day of May, 2002.
JOHN S. MESERVE
MAYOR