Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

WHEREAS:   The month of October has been recognized as National Arts and Humanities Month by thousands of arts and cultural organizations, communities, and states across the country, as well as by the White House and Congress for more than a decade; and

WHEREAS:   The arts and humanities embody much of the accumulated wisdom, intellect, and imagination of humankind; and

WHEREAS:   The arts and humanities enhance and enrich the lives of every American; and

WHEREAS:   The arts and humanities play a unique role in the lives of our families, our communities, and our country;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dennis “Boog” Highberger, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the month of October 2005 to be

“ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH”

in Lawrence and call upon our citizens to celebrate and promote the arts and culture in the Lawrence community.

                                                          Dennis “Boog” Highberger

                                                          Mayor

October 4, 2005