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Grandparent Alienation Awareness Day
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, strong family relationships constitute the very foundation of our community; and WHEREAS, alienation is a term used to describe any numb…
Gastroschisis Awareness Day
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, there are one in 2229 individuals born with Gastroschisis in the United States, and roughly the same number born in Alabama annually; an…
Arthrogryposis Awareness Day
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) is a condition that causes many joints to be stiff and crooked at birth. A newborn with Arthrog…
American Eagle Day
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, the Bald Eagle was designated as the U.S.A’s National Emblem on June 20, 1782 by our country’s founding fathers at the Second Contin…
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month & Paint the Town Purple for Alzheimer’s Week
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, as many as five million Americans, including more than 90,000 Alabamians, are living with Alzheimer’s disease and that number grows ev…
Alabama Pollinator Week
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, Pollinator Week is in its tenth year and has grown into an international celebration; and WHEREAS, the City of Auburn and the Auburn Uni…
50th Anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem Day
Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama WHEREAS, June 7, 2017 is the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem and the national commemoration includes live coordinated events f…
Governor Ivey Announces Christopher Blankenship as Acting Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has named Christopher Blankenship as Acting Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. “Chris Blankenship has more …
Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit
Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit Wednesday, May, 31, 2017 6:00 p.m. U.S. Space and Rocket Center – Huntsville, AL Good evening and welcome to our Sweet Home Alabama! Thank yo…
Governor Ivey Signs Sex Offender Reporting Bill
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey, on Friday, May 26, 2017, signed into law Senate Bill 301, sponsored by Senator Vivian Figures. “The most important duty of government is to keep our …