TITLE
Title
PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 2016 AS NATIONAL GARDEN MONTH
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Commissioner Branson
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RESOLUTION
Resolution
WHEREAS, Gardening promotes a healthy lifestyle that lasts a lifetime, helps reduce stress from other areas of our life, teaches that rewards can come from diligent efforts; and
WHEREAS, Gardening educates and engages our youth so that they may be exposed to nature which is essential for healthy childhood development; and
WHEREAS, Gardeners seek to add beauty, splendor, fragrance and nutrition to our lives through the growing of herbs, vegetables, foliage and flowers; and
WHEREAS, Gardeners work to preserve our Country’s traditional spirit of independence and initiative through innovation and hard work; and
WHEREAS, Gardeners advocate the importance of all creatures, large and small, that share our world and that their roles are a balanced and productive ecology; and
WHEREAS, Gardening furnishes a challenging and productive activity for many citizens, for those just learning as well as those having years of experience; and
WHEREAS, Gardeners have a passion for nurturing the beauty and resources of the earth through the planting of seeds, the care of all plants and the riches of their efforts.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners do hereby proclaim the month of April as “National Garden Month” in an effort to acknowledge the importance of gardening and the numerous contributions of Gardeners.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and cause the County Seal to be affixed, this the 21st day of April 2016.
Jeffrey M. Phillips
Chairman, Guilford County Board of Commissioners
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Adopt proclamation declaring April 2016 as National Garden Month.
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