National Family Literacy DayP~t~oclamation
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1'V~1,e1'eGiS, as many as 4.4 million adults in this country cannot read at level
necessary to succeed in today's society and
1'VhereQS, families, neighbors and volunteers in these United States must unite in
promoting literary and help those with significant literary needs learn to read and gain
independence by becoming literate, and
~'Vhe1'eUS, when individuals learn to read they enable themselves and their
families to gain self respect and confidence, and to reach life goals, and
1~V6iereas, the tireless efforts of the DAR members of the Tomoka Chapter
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution are contributing to the success of
literary programs, and
"YV(~iereas, the task will not be completed until all who have significant literary
needs are given opportunity to learn to read the literary challenge must be promoted and to
do this we observe National Family Literary Day November I, 2005.
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Naw, `I ~erefOre, I, Harold S. Turville, by virtue of the authority vested in me
as Mayor of the City of Clermont in the State of Florida do hereby proclaim the day of
November I, 2005 as
NATIONAL FAMILY LrTERACY DAY
and encourage our citizens to help promote literary by volunteering to help those with the
desire and need to learn to read.
IrL `bVitneSS 1'V~1.ereOf, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City
of Clermont to be affixed this 25~ day of October, of the year of our Lord
2005
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