Proclamations
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by spirochetal bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. Scientists have identified more strain…
Gold Star Families Awareness Month
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, the term “Gold Star” began during World War I when American families displayed flags in homes, businesses, schools and churc…
Food Allergy Awareness Week
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, as many as 15 million Americans have food allergies; nearly six million are children under the age of 18; and WHEREAS, research shows th…
Employee Assistance Program Awareness Week
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, people employed in Alabama are recognized as a most valuable resource to this state; and WHEREAS, the physical, mental and emotional hea…
Electrical Safety Month
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, hundreds of people die and thousands are injured each year in the United States as a result of electrically-related incidents; and WHERE…
Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Awareness Day
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (CDG) are a group of rare metabolic disorders that affect normal organ development and the neurolo…
Community Action Month
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, Community Action emerged from the heart of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 proclamation of America’s “War on Poverty” where b…
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, the brain directs involuntary actions like breathing, blinking, thinking, and swallowing, it also controls our senses, personality, memo…
Arthritis Awareness Month
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, because more than 50 million Americans have arthritis, including 1,199,000 Alabama residents, affecting one in four Americans in the gen…
Alabama Bike Month
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, the bicycle has been an important part of the lives of many Americans for more than a century and still to this day residents of all age…