HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2005-05-16 Item 3 - Proclamation - National Safe Boating Week - May 21-27
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Office of the Mayor
Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, an average of 700 people die in boating-related accidents each
year in the United States; nearly 70 percent of these are fatalities caused by
drowning; and
WHEREAS, the vast majority of these accidents are caused by human error
or poor judgment, and not by the boat, equipment, or environmental factors; and
WHEREAS, a significant number of boaters who lose their lives by
drowning each year would be alive today had they worn their life jackets; and
WHEREAS, modern life jackets are more comfortable, more attractive, and
more wearable than styles of years past and deserve a fresh look by today's
boating public;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Steven M. Mullet, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do
hereby proclaim May 21-27, 2005:
National Safe Boating Week
in the City of Tukwila, and I urge all citizens who boat to "Boat Smart. Boat Safe.
Wear it." and practice safe boating habits.
25th
Signed this
day of
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Steven M. Mullet, Mayor of Tukwila
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