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WHEREAS, May 18, 2019 is the ninth annual 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; and
NOW THEREFORE I, Robert Hoog, Mayor of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, do hereby proclaim May 18, 2019 as
Kids to Parks Day 2019 in
the City of Cape Canaveral
and urge residents of the City of Cape Canaveral to make time to take the
children in their lives to a neighborhood, state or national park.
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