City of San Rafael
Proclamation
Designation of July 2022 as Park and Recreation Month
WHEREAS parks and recreation programs are an integral part of communities throughout this country, including the City of San Rafael; and
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation promotes physical, emotional and mental health and wellness through organized and self-directed fitness, play, and activity; and WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation supports the economic vitality of communities by providing frontline jobs, childcare for the essential work force and promoting community revitalization; and WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation fosters social cohesiveness in communities by celebrating diversity, providing spaces to come together peacefully, modeling compassion, promoting social equity, connecting social networks, and ensuring all people have access to its benefits; and WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation supports human development and endless learning opportunities that foster social, intellectual, physical and emotional growth in people of all ages and abilities; and WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation strengthens community identity by providing facilities and services that reflect and celebrate community character, heritage, culture, history, aesthetics and landscape; and WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation sustains and stewards our natural resources by protecting habitats and open space, connecting people to nature, and promoting the ecological function of parkland; and WHEREAS the City of San Rafael recognizes the benefits derived from parks and recreation resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, KATE COLIN, Mayor of San Rafael, do hereby recognize that July 2022 is recognized as Park and Recreation Month in the City of San Rafael.
Kate Colin
Mayor