HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 12 21 Sons of the American Revolution DayArmondoPavoneMayor‘T4lftereas,in1776agroupofmenintheSanFrancisco,California,areawhoweredescendantsofpatriotsinvolvedintheAmericanRevolution,formedanorganizationcalledtheSonsofRevolutionarySites,afraternalandcivicsocietysalutingthosemenandwomenwhopledgedtheirlives,fortunes,andsacredhonortothebattleforindependencefromGreatBritain;andWfiereas,theSonsofRevolutionarySiresorganizedintotheNationalSocietyoftheSonsoftheAmericanRevolution(SAR)onApril30,1889,theonehundredthanniversaryoftheinaugurationofGeorgeWashingtonasournation’sfirstpresident;andW’fiereas,SARisanon-profit,non-partisanorganizationdedicatedtopromotingpatriotism,preservingAmericanhistory,andpromotingeducationtoourfuturegenerationswithmembersvolunteeringhoursofserviceeachyearintheirlocalcommunities;and‘Wfiereas,SARsupportsactive-dutymilitarypersonnelandassistsveterans,andprovidesclassroomswithlivinghistoryinterpreters,lessonplanningmaterialsandreenactmenteventsforschoolagedyouthtoattend;andWñereas,theNationalSocietyoftheSonsoftheAmericanRevolutionisholdingits131stCongressinRenton,Washingtonforthefirsttimeinthehistoryoftheorganization;Mw,tfierefore,I,ArmondoPavone,MayoroftheCityofRenton,doherebyproclaimJuly12,2021tobeSonsoftfie)LmericancRgvotutionDayintheCityofRenton,andIencourageallcitizenstojoinmeinthisspecialobservance.InwitnesswftereofIhavehereuntosetmyhandandcausedthesealoftheCityofRentontobeaffixedthis12thdayofJuly,2021.-ArmndoPvone,MayorCityoentn,WashingtonProctamationRentonCityHaIl,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov