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City of McCall
Proclamation
October 2018
NATIONAL
arts&humanities
MONTH
WHEREAS, the nation's 95,000 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,
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; and
WHEREAS, the nonprofit arts industry also strengthens our economy by generating
$166.3 billion in total economic activity annually, $27.54 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 4.2% of the annual GDP, proposed federal legislation titled The CREATE
Act (S. 661 and H.R. 1649) would support economic development of the creative economy;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Jackie J Aymon, Mayor of the City of McCall,
do hereby proclaim October as National Arts and Humanities Month in McCall Idaho, and call
upon our citizens to celebrate and promote the arts and culture in our nation and to specifically
encourage the greater participation by those said citizens in taking action for the arts and
humanities in their towns and cities.
Attest:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand at McCall City Hall in the City of McCall,
Valley County, on this eleventh day of October, the
year two -thousand and eighteen.