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PRO 2020-03 Arbor Day TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS PROCLAMATION NO. 2020-03 A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, TO RECOGNIZE APRIL 24, 2020 AS ARBOR DAY; RECOGNIZING THAT 2020 IS THE 148TH 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, 2020 is the 148th 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 are a source of joy and spiritual renewal wherever they are planted. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR PRO TEM SHOFFNER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM: April 24, 2020 as Arbor Day 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 14th day o ril 2020. 10 c . Vacek, Town Secreta M off ffer, P Tern Town of Trophy Club, Texas D ow Trophy ub, Texas