WHEREAS, May 16, 2015 is the fifth Kids to Parks Day organized and launched by the National Park Trust; and
WHEREAS, Kids to Parks Day empowers kids and encourages families to get outdoors and visit America’s parks; and
WHEREAS, it is important to introduce a new generation to our nation’s parks because of the decline in Park attendance over the last decades; and
WHEREAS, we should encourage children to lead a more active lifestyle to combat the issues of childhood obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia; and
WHEREAS, Kids to Parks Day is open to all children and adults across the country to encourage a large and diverse group of participants; and
WHEREAS, Kids to Parks Day will broaden children’s appreciation for nature and the outdoors; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Seminary, Mayor of the City of Bismarck, have the honor and pleasure of PROCLAIMING May 16, 2015, as Kids to Park Day and urge residents of Bismarck to make time to take the children in their lives to a neighborhood, state or national park.