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Miscellaneous Resolution # 99346
BY: John P. McCulloch, Commissioner
RE: DECLARATION OF FEBRUARY 2000 AS ETHNIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the culture of the people of the State of Michigan has been continually renewed
and enriched by the many different people who have chosen to come here over many decades and
become citizens; and
WHEREAS. each individual brings a part of his or her own heritage, which over time
becomes part of our common heritage leading us to become a more united people; and
WHEREAS. Michigan is fortunate to count among its population large numbers of citizens
of numerous descents, who together make important contributions to our economy and society
through their commitment to numerous professions, commerce, family and the arts; and
WHEREAS, we must foster an interest in the heritage, culture, and history of all peoples and
pass that understanding and knowledge on to the next generation, awakening in every American
community awareness of the quality of the contributions that all types of ethnicity can bring to our
modern American lifestyle.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
does hereby join with the State of Michigan in proclaiming February 2000 as Ethnic and Cultural
Heritage Month in Oakland County.
Chairperson, on behalf of the undersigned Commissioners, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resoplution.
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Resolution #99346 December 16, 1999
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.