HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_proclamation_summer_of_space_20190621-0923[CITY SEAL] OFFICIAL
PROCLAMATION
CITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, Cape Canaveral has been the gateway to worlds beyond our own
for more than half a century; and
WHEREAS, this year marks the 50t" anniversary of Apollo 11 and the City
of Cape Canaveral's Resolution No. 1969-30, adopted on August 19, 1969,
celebrating the efforts of all associated with man's first landing on the Moon and
safe return to the Earth; and
WHEREAS, the City has celebrated its connection to the history of
Space Exploration as the focal point of all City events, youth programs and
Community outreach initiatives throughout 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City has implemented a series of cultural
programs commemorating this historical milestone, to include its first publicly
commissioned mural, space themed public art installations on traffic control
cabinets, a category for space themed artwork in the 20th Annual Student Art
Show, a digital history exhibit and several literary works authored by the City's
Poet Laureate, Timothy Bass; and
WHEREAS, the legacy of mankind's first steps on the Moon cannot
be summed up in a single day's event.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert E. Hoog, Mayor of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, do hereby proclaim June 21—
September 23, 2019 as the
SUMMER OF SPACE
in the City of Cape Canaveral and do hereby encourage our residents to take pride
in this heritage and remember the sacrifices made by members of this Community
and others in pursuit of making an American astronaut the first to set foot on the
Moon.
Signed and Sealed this [12th] Day of [July, 2019]
[Robert E. Hoog] Mayor
[EMBOSSED CITY SEAL]