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WHEREAS, May Twenty-first, Two Thousand and Sixteen is the sixth 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.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do
hereby acknowledge May 21, 2016 as
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and urge all residents to make time on May 21, 2016 to take the children in their
lives to a neighborhood, state, or national park.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the 6,
City of Cupertino to be affixed this Tuesday, May Seventeen, Two Thousand and
Sixteen.
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Barry cyang, Mayor