HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROCLAMATION Sister Cities International Day 2024Csitesi ^arb, Colorabo
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WHEREAS, Sister Cities International was founded as a
presidential initiative by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956
to create more community-led global relationships so that people
of different cultures could appreciate their differences and build
partnerships that would lessen the chance of new international
conflicts; and
WHEREAS, Sister Cities International Day is a fitting occasion to
commemorate the impact this organization has made in building
bridges across nations, cities, and communities around the globe in
order to create and sustain world peace; and
WHEREAS, there is no better day to celebrate the birth of the modern
sister cities movement than on the birth day of its founder, President
Dwight D. Eisenhower, on October 14; and
WHEREAS, Sister Cities International has 400 member cities, counties,
and states with relationships with 1,800 communities in 138 countries on six
continents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Estes Park is proud to be part of a global network with
sister city partnerships in Monteverde, Costa Rica; and
WHEREAS, sister city relationships include educational, economic, cultural,
municipal, and humanitarian assistance exchange programs that are mutually
beneficial to each community; and
WHEREAS, Sister Cities International Day is an opportune time for Estes Park and
cities across the world to show how powerful humanity can be when communities
unite to promote peace, progress, and prosperity for a better world.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Board of Trustees
of the Town ofEstes Park proclaim October 14, 2024 as the
SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL DAY
in the Town of Estes Park, and urge all citizens to continue to unite with other
communitig^tp promote peace, progress and prosperity for a better world.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and caused this seal to be qffbced.
Gary Hall, Mayor
Attest?^.n ^._A D Ci . ~ A.-^aC'^i
October 22, 2024