Mayoral Earth Month Proclamation

Photo: Barb Huberty, Rochester Public Works; Rene Jones Lafflam, Director, RNeighbors; Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester; Michael Wojcik, City Council Member; Allison Plute, Storm Water Educator; Dave Moore, Rochester Public Works; Roberta Tolan, Director, Quarry Hill Nature Center; and Mike Kraszewski, Rochester Public Works.

WHEREAS,
Earth Day is Thursday, April 22, 2010 and Arbor Day is Friday, April 30, 2010; 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 Rochester Public Library will show the children’s film The Lorax on Saturday, April 17th at 10:30am in the Library Auditorium; and

WHEREAS,
RNeighborWoods will hold Citizen Forester Training for people of all ages on Saturday, April 10th from 8:00 am to Noon at Quarry Hill Nature Center; and

WHEREAS,
Citizens will Help Make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! by collecting litter throughout the City between Saturday, April 17th through Saturday April 24th; and

WHEREAS,
RNeighborWoods will sponsor the Community Boulevard Tree Planting event beginning at 9:00 am on Saturday, April 24th, meeting at Manor Park (4238 Manor Park Drive NW) followed by the Greening of Rochester Picnic; and

WHEREAS,
Quarry Hill Nature Center will host an Earth Day FANfair on Saturday, April 24th with a National Eagle Center Presentation, Family Geo-Cache Adventure, and other fun activities from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm; and

WHEREAS,
Rochester Public Utilities, Maier Forest and Tree, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Rochester Park and Recreation will co-sponsor the Annual Arbor Day Celebration on Friday, April 30th in Central Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.;

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 ten.

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Ardell F. Brede, Mayor
City of Rochester, Minnesota

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