Earth Month Proclamation 2012
Mayor Brede will kick off Earth Month at his Environmental Awareness Month Proclamation, April 3, 10 am at Rotunda of the Government Center. This Proclamation celebrates the many positive environmental events occurring in Rochester this spring including the city-wide litter pick up campaign “Let’s Make Rochester A Litter Bit Better”, Quarry Hill Nature Center’s Earth Day FANfair, the 2012 Mayor’s Urban Forestry Volunteer Award Winners, the RNeighborWoods Community 1,200 Tree Planting and more!
2012 Environmental Awareness Month Proclamation
WHEREAS, Earth Day is Sunday, April 22, 2012 and Arbor Day is Friday, April 27, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Earth Day and Arbor Day inspire many organizations to host environmental events to help raise awareness of environmental issues during the month of April; and
WHEREAS, several environmental events have been planned in Rochester during the month of April; and
WHEREAS, The Mayor’s Urban Forestry Volunteer Awards are presented to two volunteers and one business for branching out and helping to grow Rochester’s urban forest working with the RNeighborWoods program, April 3, 10am.
WHEREAS, RNeighborWoods will hold Citizen Forester Training for people of all ages on Saturday, April 14th from 8am to 2pm at Quarry Hill Nature Center; and
WHEREAS, The Rochester Public Library will show the children’s film The Lorax on Saturday, April 21st at 10:30am in the Library Auditorium; and
WHEREAS, Citizens will Help Make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! by collecting litter throughout the City between Saturday, April 21th through Saturday April 28th; and
WHEREAS, Celebrating our city’s 31st year as a Tree City USA, Rochester Public Utilities’ 10th Annual Arbor Day Celebration, with partners Maier Forest and Tree and Rochester Park & Recreation, will be held on Friday, April 27th at Mayo Park from 11am to 1 pm;
WHEREAS, Quarry Hill Nature Center will host an Earth Day FANfair on Saturday, April 28th with live animal shows, geocaching, creek explorations and other fun activities from 12pm to 4pm; and
WHEREAS, RNeighborWoods will sponsor a Community 1,200 Tree Planting event beginning at 9am on Saturday, May 5th, meeting at the water tower located at 3975 50th Ave NW (street parking only). Followed by the Greening of Rochester Picnic;
NOW THEREFORE: I, Ardell F. Brede, Mayor of the city of Rochester do hereby proclaim the month of April to be
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS MONTH
and all citizens and businesses in Rochester are encouraged to participate in any or all of these events so as to make Rochester a better place to live.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the corporate seal of the City of Rochester to be affixed this 1st day of April in the year of Our Lord two thousand twelve.
Ardell F. Brede, Mayor
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