2011 Archives
Pediatric Stroke Awareness Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, stroke occurs before birth in 1 out of 4,000 births each year, and in 1 out of 8,300 children per year, with 20-40% of children dying due to a stroke
Dystonia Awareness Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, which force certain parts of the body into abnormal, sometimes painful, movements or postu…
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, one in 10 children and youth suffer from mental illness severe enough to cause some level of impairment; yet in any given year, it is estimated that less than one in five of th…
Blue Star Salute Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, it is with great pride and boundless admiration that we as Alabamians honor the untold number of men and women of the United States Armed Forces, active and retired, Reserves a…
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Career Exploration Program (ASVAB CEP) Awareness Year
Proclamations
WHEREAS, as Alabama high school students prepare to enter the world of higher education and/or the workforce and feel in need of help and support as they approach critical career decisi…
Alabama National Cemetery
Proclamations
WHEREAS, for two hundred and thirty-four years, our Nation’s liberty has been protected and preserved by the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States…
World MS Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Multiple Sclerosis is a disabling neurological disease which can attack anyone at any stage of life
NRDA Trustees Announce $1 Billion Agreement to Fund Early Gulf Coast Restoration Projects
Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC— Under an unprecedented agreement announced today by the Natural Resource Trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (Trustees), BP has agreed to provide $1 billi…
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Lung Cancer is the leading cause of Cancer death in both men and women in the United States
Alabama Skilled Trades Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, industrial and commercial construction along with infrastructure construction, such as road building, are growing industries in Alabama