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14 is the fourth Kids to Parks Day
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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, Rocky Randels, Mayor of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, do hereby proclaim May 17, 2014 as
Kids to Parks Day
I urge residents of the City of Cape Canaveral to make time May 17,
2014 to take the children in their lives to a neighborhood, state or national
park.
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