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P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, the Rotary Club of Georgetown was chartered on February 28, 1962. Its motto is
“Service Above Self” and focuses to be a model for all citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Georgetown Rotary Club’s projects include an emphasis on youth through
scholarships as well as leadership training, donating books to local libraries and forming service
clubs at Georgetown High School, East View High School and Southwestern University; and
WHEREAS, other projects include support of the Lone Star Circle of Care, The Caring Place, The
Georgetown Project and the Georgetown Independent School District, to name a few; and
WHEREAS, the Georgetown Rotary Club helps to bring recognition to Georgetown through
partnership arrangements with other Rotary Clubs throughout Central Texas and around the
world; and
WHEREAS, the Rotary Club actively encourages good citizenship through the promotion of an
integrity based creed: “The Rotary Four Way Test,” and through the participation of its members in
various community events; and
WHEREAS, the Georgetown Rotary Club is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in Georgetown.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE GARVER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby proclaim April 20, 2012 as:
GEORGETOWN ROTARY CLUB DAY