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Meeting Nov 05, 2019 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD - 7:00 p.m.
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Category 3. MAYOR'S REPORT
Subject 3.2 PROCLAMATION: National French Week — November 8-15, 2019
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A PROCLAMATION
NATIONAL FRENCH WEEK
NOVEMBER 8 - 15, 2019
WHEREAS, education is the process by which one generation passes on to
the nextgeneration both the knowledge of"how to learn"as well as a zest
and passion for the joy of learning itself;and
WHEREAS, the success of achieving these lofty goals is mankind's insurance
policy for the future;and
WHEREAS, in the study of foreign languages people have an immediate
bridge to international understanding and cooperation;and
WHEREAS, the study of the French language bygenerations of American
youth has fostered greater understanding and an appreciation for the people
and cultures of France and the French speaking world;and
W H E REAS, this study will continue to bridge the miles that separate the
students of the United States with those regions of the French speaking world,
and
WHEREAS, since 2000, the Village of Mount Prospect has enjoyed a
Sister City relationship with Sevres, France, a relationship strengthened by
an enhanced understanding of each other's culture.
NOW,THEREFORE, I,Arlene A.Juracek, Mayor of the Village of Mount
Prospect, do hereby proclaim the week of November 8-15, 2019 as
"NATIONAL FRENCH WEEK"
in the Village of Mount, and I urge all residents to express their
appreciation to those community educators who are truly "cultural
ambassadors"In Cher role as teachers of French.
Arlene A. Juracek, Mayor
ATTEST:
Karen M. Agoranos,Village Clerk
Dated this 5th day of November, 2019