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WHEREAS, May 18th, 2013 is the third National Kids to Parks Day
organized and launched by the National Park Trust; and
WHEREAS, National 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, National 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, National Kids to Parks Day will broaden children's
appreciation for nature and the outdoors; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, Rocky Randels, Mayor of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, do hereby proclaim May 18th, 2013 as
National Kids to Parks Day
I urge residents of the City of Cape Canaveral to make time May 18th, 2013
to take the children in their lives to a neighborhood, state or national park.
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