2014 Archives
Therapeutic Recreation Month
Proclamations
WHEREAS, therapeutic recreation is the provision of treatment services and provision of recreation services to persons with illness or disabling conditions; and WHEREAS, therapeutic rec…
Rare Disease Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, there are nearly 7,000 diseases and conditions considered rare (each affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans) in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Healt…
Year of the Alabama Geological Society
Proclamations
WHEREAS, the Alabama Geological Society was established at meetings of professional geologists in 1963 and was chartered by the state of Alabama on November 1, 1964; and WHEREAS, geolog…
Women’s Heart Health Month
Proclamations
WHEREAS, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, affecting men and women of every age and race; and WHEREAS, more than 64 million Americans suffer from one or …
Turner Syndrome Awareness Month
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Turner syndrome is a non-inheritable disorder that affects one in 2,500 live female births; and WHEREAS, earlier diagnosis will help girls and women get a complete cardiac scre…
Tennis Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, tennis is known as the sport for a lifetime, an international game played and enjoyed by millions worldwide; and WHEREAS, tennis is a family sport which provides recreation, ph…
Severe Weather Awareness Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, the citizens of the State of Alabama have suffered significant effects from severe weather during the primary and secondary severe weather season over the years; and WHEREAS, p…
Ronald Reagan Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and advancing the public good, having been employed as an entertainer, un…
Prescribed Fire Awareness Month
Proclamations
WHEREAS, prescribed burning is the skilled application of fire under planned weather and fuel conditions to achieve specific management objectives; and WHEREAS, prescribed burning is a …
Engineers Week
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Engineers Week is an annual event to increase public awareness and appreciation of engineers and their work; and WHEREAS, engineers unite with the public annually in February t…