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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Joanne Harrah has been named a 2016 Person of the Year by the Williamson County Sun;
and
WHEREAS, Harrah served as a member of the Assistance League of Georgetown and is responsible
for initiating the fund-raising Taste of the Best of Georgetown event in 2005, which featured music and live and
silent auctions, netting $30,000 dollars; and
WHEREAS, Harrah is currently the President of the Assistance League, has been the president of the
Georgetown Symphony Society, is a member of the Palace Theater and helps with the Georgetown Heritage
Society; and
WHEREAS, Harrah’s most successful fund raiser was the Soiree at the Sheraton, which garnered a
quarter of million dollars for two non-profit organizations; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Georgetown wish to thank Joanne Harrah for all that she has done and
continues to do for our community.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby proclaim, February 14, 2017 as
JOANNE HARRAH DAY
In Georgetown, Texas