92-124 A City of Chanhassen
Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota
DATE: November 9, 1992
RESOLUTION NO: 92-124A
MOTION BY: Workman
SECONDED BY: Mason
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 19, 1992 AS
MINNESOTA D-DAY IN CHANHASSEN
WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society - Minnesota Division and
the American Lung Association of Minnesota D-Day is a lighthearted
effort to encourage smokers to give up their habit for 24 hours on
Thursday, November 19, 1992; and
WHEREAS, for seventeen consecutive years, millions of smokers,
including many in the City of Chanhassen have participated in this
event; and
WHEREAS, the health benefits of not smoking are substantiated
and well known; and
WHEREAS, there are additional civic benefits, such as a
reduction of the risks of accidental fires and illnesses related to
secondhand smoke.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Donald J. Chmiel, Mayor
of the City of Chanhassen, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November
19, 1992 as MINNESOTA D-DAY in this City, and in so doing, urge all
smokers and smokeless tobacco users in the community to demonstrate
to themselves and their friends that they can quit if they wish by
joining the American Cancer Society and the American Lung
Association in the 18th Annual D-Day.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 9th
day of November, 1992.
ATTEST:
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Don Ashworth,
YES NO ABSENT
Chmiel
Winq
Mason
Workman
None Dimler