HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Play Ball Mayors_Proclamation - Word - 07.21.2015
WHEREAS, THE SPORT OF BASEBALL IS AMERICA’S NATIONAL PASTIME;
WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HAS COME COME TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE AUGUST AS PLAY BALL MONTH;
WHEREAS, PLAY BALL MONTH ENCOURAGES FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME OF BASEBALL THUS CREATING A SUSTAINABLE
ENTHUSIASM FOR THE GAME; WHEREAS, CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BE COMING TOGETHER DURING THE
MONTH OF AUGUST TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF BASEBALL; WHEREAS, THE SPORT OF BASEBALL HAS PRODUCED COUNTLESS FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY BONDING EXPERIENCES; WHEREAS, THE SPORT OF BASEBALL HAS TAUGHT OUR YOUTH VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS
OF TEAMWORK, PERSEVERANCE, LEADERSHIP AND SPORTSMANSHIP; WHEREAS, THE SPORT OF BASEBALL HAS FORMED A DIVERSE CULTURE SHOWCASING
A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE AMERICA STANDS TODAY; WHEREAS, THE SPORT OF BASEBALL PROVIDES A PROUD SENSE OF BELONGING TO
SOMETHING BIGGER THAN ONESELF; WHEREAS, WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE AND INFLUENCE OF THE SPORT OF
BASEBALL IN THE CITY OF [YOUR CITY], NOW THEREFORE, I, [MAYOR’S NAME], MAYOR OF [CITY NAME), DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST 2015
AS PLAY BALL MONTH THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF [CITY NAME].
JOHN R. DOE
MAYOR