City of Salisbury
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS: Parkinson's Disease, a progressive disorder of the central
nervous system, affects millions of people
throughout the
world, more than one-and-a-half million people in
the United
States, and over one hundred people in the
Salisbury
area; and
WHEREAS: The American Parkinson Disease Association and its
Delmarva Chapter, the National Parkinson Disease
Foundation, the Parkinson's Disease Foundation,
and the Parkinson's Action Network have joined in a united
effort in passage of the Morris K. Udall
Parkinson's Research
and Education Act: and
WHEREAS: World Parkinson's Disease Day is celebrated on April 11, the
anniversary of the birth of Dr. James Parkinson who
lived
near Salisbury, England, and, in 1817, was the
first to
recognize the disease now named for him;
NOW THEREFORE, I, W. Paul Martin, Mayor of the City of Salisbury in the
State of Maryland, U.S.A., do hereby proclaim April 11, 1998 as
PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS DAY
in our City and urge all citizens of our area to join the search for the
cause and cure for this disease.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal of the City of
Salisbury this 3rd day of April, 1998.
W. Paul Martin, Mayor
POSTED BY
Will Johnnston
A.P.D.A. DelMarVA Chapter Pres.
4049 Oakland School Road
Salisbury MD 21804 USA 410-543-0110
