HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 08- Arthritis Awareness Month May 2008May, oral Proclamation
.Arthritis .Awareness Month
May, 2008
WHEREAS, Arthritis encompasses more than 100 different diseases and conditions
affecting joints, the surrounding tissues and other connective tissues. Arthritis causes severe
pain, immobility, joint destruction., total disability, blindness, organ damage, organ failure
and even death; and
WHEREAS, 46 million /~mericans have been diagnosed by a doctor with arthritis,. with
300,000 cases being children; and in Montana. alone there are 185,000 people who have
arthritis; and
WHEREAS, the Arthritis Foundation is the only nationwide, nonprofit health organization
helping people take greater control of arthritis by leading efforts to prevent, control and cure
arthritis and related diseases -the nation's most common cause of disability; a.nd
WHEREAS, 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the Arthritis Foundation; and
WHEREAS, the month of May brings focused efforts by the Arthritis Foundation to
increase awareness of this disease and offer greater information about the proven treatments,
programs and services available to help people with arthritis take control. of these
diseases;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Kaaren Jacobson Mayor of the City of Bozeman, in the State of
Montana, do hereby proclaim the month of May, zoos as .Arthritis .Ativareness
.~VLontFt in Bozeman, Montana, and urge all citizens join in support of the Arthritis
foundation to learn more about the services available to take control of this disease, and
make informed choices about arthritis care in pursuit of a happy, healthy lifestyle.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the
City of Bozeman, in the State of Montana, to be aftixed at Bozeman, Montana, this 5'~' da.y of
May, in the year two thousand eight.
Kaaren ,lacobs ~
Mayor