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City of McCall
NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH PROCLAMATION
OCTOBER 2020
WHEREAS, the nation's 120,000 nonprofit arts organizations, the National Endowment for the
Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the nation's 4,500 local arts agencies, and the
arts and humanities councils of the 50 states and the six U.S.jurisdictions have regularly issued
official proclamations on an annual basis designating October as National Arts and Humanities
Month and;
WHEREAS, the arts and humanities embody much of the accumulated wisdom, intellect, and
imagination of humankind;
WHEREAS, the arts and humanities enhance and enrich the lives of every American;
WHEREAS, the arts and humanities play a unique role in the lives of our families, our
communities, and our country;
WHEREAS, cities and states — through their local and state arts agencies and representing
thousands of cultural organizations —have celebrated the value and importance of culture in the
lives of Americans and the health of thriving communities during National Arts and Humanities
Month for several years;
WHEREAS, the humanities help diverse communities across the United States explore their
history and culture with the support and partnership of the National Endowment for the
Humanities, the 55 state and territorial humanities councils, and local educational and cultural
institutions;
WHEREAS, the arts and culture industry also strengthens our economy by generating $166.3
billion in total economic activity annually,$27.5 billion in government revenue, and by supporting
the full-time equivalent of 4.6 million jobs;
WHEREAS,the creative economy drives tourism and commerce, supports American workers, and
makes up 4.5% of the annual GDP, proposed federal legislation titled The CREATE Act (S. 650
and H.R. 1519) and The PLACE Act (S. 3232) would support economic development of the
creative economy.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,that,I,Robert S. Giles,Mayor of the City of McCall,
with the Consent of the McCall City Council do hereby proclaim October as National Arts and
Humanities Month in the City Of McCall, Idaho and call upon our community members to
celebrate and promote the arts and culture in our City and to specifically encourage the greater
participation by those said community members in taking action for the arts and humanities in the
City of McCall.
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%' MCC4 ��, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at
A0� McCall City Hall in the City of McCall, Valley County, on this 24h
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