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MDA CITY OF MILTON FIREFIGHTER APPRECIATION
WHEREAS: Dedicated and selfless firefighters in Milton provide vital and lifesaving `f
services to the citizens of their community; and
WHEREAS: At a moment's notice, these men and women risk their lives subduing fires.
and rescuing those trapped in infernos, as well as saving citizens from
emergencies that could have been deadly situations; and °<
WHEREAS: Georgia firefighters' contribute significantly to the continued well-being
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of Georgians through their outstanding commitment to community
service. Their sense of duty and responsibility is evidenced by their
hundreds of volunteer hours in annual boot drives to collect funds to fight
Muscular Dystrophy; and
WHEREAS: For over 50 years, firefighters throughout Georgia and the nation have ;..
worked with MDA to eradicate the muscular dystrophies, Lou Gehrig's {
disease, gravis, i
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m asthravis and other neuromuscular diseases; and
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WHEREAS: Many of Milton's most deserving citizens have benefited from the funds
raised by firefighters in the "Fill -the -Boot" Campaign, and these public
servants make invaluable contributions to our community in all tasks they
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perform; now
THEREFORE: We, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, do hereby proclaim;
July through September, as MDA Firefighter Appreciation time in
Milton and encourage all citizens of Milton, Georgia to recognize and
support the efforts of these firefighters on behalf of MDA. = '
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Given under my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Milton, Georgia e "
to be affixed this 6th day of July, 2009. Y
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Joe Lockwood, ay`