Proclamation - City Council - 4/25/2017 - Kids to Parks DayStan Ridgeway
Mayor
City of Eagle
P.O. Box 1520
Eagle, Idaho 83616
208-939-6813
Council Members:
Jeff Kunz
Stan Bastian
Naomi Preston
Craig Soelberg
Kids to Parks Day Proclamation
May 20, 2017
WHEREAS, May 20th, 2017 is the seventh Kids to Parks Day organized and launched by the
National Park Trust; and
WHEREAS, Kids to Parks Day empowers kids and encourages families to get outdoors and
visit America's parks; and
WHEREAS, it is important to introduce a new generation to our nation's parks because of the
decline in Park attendance over the last decades; and
WHEREAS, we should encourage children to lead a more active lifestyle to combat the issues
of childhood obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia; and
WHEREAS, Kids to Parks Day is open to all children and adults across the country to
encourage a large and diverse group of participants; and
WHEREAS, Kids to Parks Day will broaden children's appreciation for nature and the
outdoors; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I Stan Ridgeway, as Mayor of Eagle, Idaho do hereby proclaim to
participate in Kids to Parks Day. I urge residents of Eagle to make time May 20th, 2017 to take
the children in their lives to a neighborhood, state or national park.
DATED this 25a' day of April, 2017.
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Stan Ridgeway,
Mayor of Eagle