Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

WHEREAS: National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort held each September; and

WHEREAS:   The goal of the tenth annual National Preparedness Month is to increase public awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies and to encourage individuals to take action; and

WHEREAS:   No community is truly prepared for a disaster until every individual, family and business takes personal responsibility for preparedness; and

WHEREAS:   The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through its Ready campaign and Citizens Corps program, works with a wide variety of organizations, including local, state and federal government agencies and the private sector, to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness and to promote individual involvement through events and activities across the nation; and

WHEREAS:   All Americans need to take some simple steps to prepare for emergencies, including making a family emergency plan, getting an emergency supply kit, being informed about local threats and getting involved in preparing their communities; and

WHEREAS:   The flooding, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and drought conditions that affected both Kansas and Douglas County in 2013, illustrate the potential devastation to communities and highlight the importance of preplanning disaster response and sheltering operations;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Michael Dever, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the month of September, 2013 to be

“NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH”

in Lawrence and encourage citizens of Lawrence to join with citizens across the nation to ensure a community of citizens who are disaster aware and disaster prepared. 

Michael Dever, Mayor

September 3, 2013