Exh 2AAGENDA #2A
AUGUST 28, 2000
PROCLAMATION
FIItEFIGHTER APPRECIATION WEEK
WHEREAS, the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Firefighters nationwide have been
partners in the fight against neuromuscular diseases for over four decades, and
WHEREAS, in 1999 Florida Firefighters raised over $1,046,379 in support of the
Muscular Dystrophy Association's important cause, and
WHEREAS, the Muscular Dystrophy Association is extremely grateful to the
Firefighters of Florida, and the City of Atlantic Beach, County of Duval, and
WHEREAS, .the Muscular Dystrophy Association is sponsoring Florida Firefighter
Appreciation Week to beheld AUGUST 28 -SEPTEMBER 4, 2000, in honor of the efforts of
Florida Firefighters, and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and appropriate that the Atlantic Beach City Commission join
the Muscular Dystrophy Association in support of our Firefighters.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John S. Meserve, by virtue of the authority vested in me as
Mayor of the City of Atlantic Beach, do hereby proclaim the week of AUGUST 28 -
SEPTEMBER 4, 2000, as
FIREFIGHTER APPRECIATION WEEK
in Atlantic Beach, Florida, and commend the Atlantic Beach/Duval County Firefighters for
their efforts in behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereto set
my hand and caused the official seal of the
City of Atlantic Beach to be affixed this
day of August, 2000.
John S. Meserve
Mayor