HomeMy WebLinkAbout160505 - Fountain Hills Sister Cities ProclamationPROCLAMATION
FOUNTAIN HILLS SISTER CITIES
WHEREAS, The Sister City movement became a national effort when President
Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed the People -to -People program at a White
House conference in 1956; and
WHEREAS, Today, over 2,000 U.S. cities in all 50 states are linked with over 1,800
foreign cities in 123 different countries; and
WHEREAS, For 60 years, the Sister Cities program has broadened its areas of focus
from educational and cultural exchanges to also include technical assistance,
trade, and economic development; and
WHEREAS, These invaluable partnerships offer a forum for fostering and encouraging
mutual understanding, friendship and peace through cultural, social,
educational, and economic exchanges; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Fountain Hills has four sister cities — Ataco, El Salvador;
Deirdorf, Germany; Kasterlee, Belgium; and Zamosc, Poland; and
WHEREAS, the Fountain Hills Sister Cities Corporation and the Town of Fountain Hills
have participated in civic activities, cultural and student exchanges, and
international public works projects with its sister cities; and
WHEREAS, the Fountain Hills Sister Cities Program has received numerous awards
including a Best Overall Program Award from Sister Cities International; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 Annual Sister Cities State Convention will be hosted in the Town
of Fountain Hills, Arizona, on May 21, 2016;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Steve Chucri, Supervisor, District 2
of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, do hereby proclaim May, 2016,
as Sister Cities Month.
Dated this _E day of PPr i I 20 1(,p
Stev ri, Supervisor, District 2
Joel ', Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
ATT ST:
Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board