09/03 - Youth Soccer MonthWHEREAS, collectively, our nation strives to encourage greatness and achievement in our young people; and
WHEREAS, interest and participation in the sport of soccer are at its highest point ever among our nation's youth; and
WHEREAS, soccer provides a great foundation and offers skills for a lifetime; and
WHEREAS, many o . f the children in our community participate in local soccer leagues; and
WHEREAS, Youth Soccer Month is celebrated in the month of September to help bring attention to the sport of soccer
and to encourage and promote physical fitness; and
WHEREAS, Youth Soccer Month seeks to encourage the value of physical fitness, sportsmanship, and family; and
WHEREAS, the messages of Youth Soccer Month mirror those of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
and communicates the importance of physical activity/fitness and exercise and their link to good health;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pamela B. Kennedy, Mayor of the City of Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana do hereby
proclaim the month of September as
YOUTH SOCCER MONTH
DATED this 2nd day of September, 2003.
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor