PRO 2012-03TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB
PROCLAMATION NO. 2012-03
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, TO RECOGNIZE APRIL 28, 2012 AS ARBOR
DAY; RECOGNIZING THAT 201215 THE 140th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
HOLIDAY OF ARBOR DAY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of
Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees, and
WHEREAS, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of
more than a million trees in Nebraska, and
WHEREAS, 2012 is the 140th anniversary of the holiday and Arbor Day is now
observed throughout the nation and the world, and
WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and
water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce
life-giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife, and
WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our
homes, fuel for our fires, and beautify our community, and
WHEREAS, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual
renewal.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
Section 1. In the Town of Trophy Club, the Mayor and Council urge all citizens
to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and
Section 2. The Mayor and Council urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden
the heart and promote the well-being of this and future generations.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas, this the 16th day of April, 2012.
Connie White, Mayor S annon DePrat own Secretary
Town of Trophy Club, Texas Town of Trophy Club, Texas