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~ ~ <br />Off ice of the Mayor <br /> <br />x <br />~~ <br />h~rp~,~ ; La Porte Parks and Recreation Department's Aquatics <br />_` Division offers a water safety program for youth in <br />elementary and junior high school grades, to promote <br />water safety; and <br />WHEREAS, the program started as a response to the growing drowning rate in <br />Texas, which is number 2 in the nation in water-related deaths; and <br />WHEREAS, this is the third year of the water safety program, and it has <br />reached approximately 7,000 youth per year; and <br />WHEREAS, the theme of the program is: WATER SAFETY...JUST DO IT; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the efforts of Gator Guard, Molly the Mudbug and friends should <br />be recognized. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, NORMAN L. MALONE, MAYOR of the City <br />of La Porte, do hereby proclaim the month of May, 1993, as <br />YOUTH WATER SAFETY MONTH <br />in the City of La Porte, and congratulate the Aquatics Division on their successful program. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the <br />Seal of the City to be affrxed hereto, this the 26th day of April, 1993. <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br />Norman L. Malone, Mayor <br />