Auntie Litter Earth Day Parade and Celebration

WHEREAS, Auntie Litter, Inc. is an award-winning nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting a healthy and clean environment; and

WHEREAS, through the character of "Auntie Litter" and comprehensive teaching strategies and tools, young people, their families, and educators learn how to conserve natural resources, eliminate litter in their communities, and practice the three R’s – reuse, reduce waste and recycle; and

WHEREAS, knowing the necessity of taking care of our environment today in order to secure a better tomorrow, Auntie Litter, Inc. was founded on the belief that young people, their families, and educators working together can successfully clean up the earth one community at a time; and

WHEREAS, as a leader in environmental education, Auntie Litter uses a light-hearted and unique approach to learning, bringing together thousands of people to strengthen individual ties and improve communities; and

WHEREAS, Auntie Litter’s message has reached over one million children since 1990; and

WHEREAS, April 20, 2011 will mark the 20th anniversary of Auntie Litter’s Earth Day Parade and Celebration:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim April 20, 2011, as the 20th Annual

Auntie Litter Earth Day

Parade and Celebration

in the State of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 19th day of April 2011.

      

Governor Robert Bentley