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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: APRIL 17, 2003
AGENDA: PROCLAMATION FOR POPPY DAY
AGENDA SECTION:
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORT
PREPARED BY: MAYOR BILL DROSTE
AGENDA NO:
'57
ATTACHMENTS: PROCLAMATION
APPROVED B ��
A special request has been made by the American Legion Auxiliary to highlight May 9th as the special day to
honor veterans and those Americans who have died protecting freedom.
Since the City Council wishes to support the military and thereby promote peace, they are honored to proclaim
May 9, 2003 as Poppy Day.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Minnesota.
Motion to proclaim Poppy Day on May 9, 2003 in the City of Rosemount,
COUNCIL ACTION:
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CITY OF ROSEMOU NT
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2875 — 145th Street West
Rosemount, MN
55068 -4997
Phone: 651 - 423 -4411
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Fax: 651 - 423 -5203
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, America is the land of freedom, preserved and protected willingly
and freely by citizen soldiers;
WHEREAS, millions who have answered the call to arms have died on the field
of battle;
WHEREAS, the red poppy has been designated as a symbol of sacrifice of lives in
all wars; and
WHEREAS, The American Legion Auxiliary has pledged to remind American
annually of this debt through the distribution of the memorial flower; and
WHEREAS, I, Mary Kropelnicki, President of the American Legion Auxiliary,
Rosemount, Minnesota, Dakota County, ask that all citizens pay tribute to those
who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom by wearing the
memorial poppy on May 9, 2003.
THEREFORE, as Mayor of the City of Rosemount, I hereby do proclaim:
POPPY DAY
May 9, 2003
Mayor William H. Droste
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