Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

WHEREAS:      The businesses of Lawrence are vital to our state’s economic health; and

WHEREAS:      Lawrence existing businesses are the key to a prosperous future; and

WHEREAS:      Those businesses provide the most important components of growth as their expansion accounts for the majority of new jobs created for the citizens of Lawrence; and

WHEREAS:      Public awareness of the contributions made by Lawrence’s businesses is the key to sustaining a healthy business-community relationship; and

WHEREAS:      The people of Lawrence are grateful to the businesses of Lawrence for their generous contributions to the quality of life we all enjoy;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Rundle, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the month of June 2004 as

“KANSAS BUSINESS APPRECIATION MONTH”

in Lawrence and urge all citizens to salute local businesses and their employees for their outstanding contributions to our state and to join in this important observance.

                                                                                    Mike Rundle, Mayor

June 15, 2004