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April 15, 2002 Page 321
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<br />WHEREAS,
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<br />the members of emergency medical services teams, whether career
<br />or volunteer, engage in thousands of hours of specialized
<br />training and continuing education to enhance their lifesaving
<br />skills; and
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<br />WHEREAS,
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<br />recognition is due all of these individuals to show appreciation
<br />for the value and the accomplishments of all of these individuals
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<br /> who serve on behalf of all Cabarrus County residents.
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<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Cabarrus County
<br />Commissioners, hereby proclaim'the week of May 19 25, 2002, as
<br /> CABARRUS COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK
<br />This 15th day April, 2002.
<br /> /s/ Robert M. Freeman
<br />ATTEST: Robert M. Freeman, Chairman
<br /> /s/ Frankie F. Bonds
<br /> Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board
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<br />Board of
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<br />Procl~mation - Annual Day of Prayer (May 2, 2002) - Commissioner. Fennel
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<br /> Commissioner Fennel announced the 'following events planned in
<br />celebration of the National and Cabarrus County Day of Prayer on May 2, 2002:
<br />Saturday, April 27, 2002, 9:00 a.m. - Cabarrus County Prayer Breakfast
<br />(Fellowship Hall at "The Village", First Assembly of God, Concord), Special
<br />Guests - Cabarrus County Police, Fire and Emergency Personnel; Thursday, May
<br />2 - National and Cabarrus County Day of Prayer- Noon Prayer Rally, Cabarrus
<br />County Government Center (Leader - Pastor Jeff Smith); and Thursday, May 2nd,
<br />7:30 p.m. - Evening Community Prayer Gathering (Parking Lot at "The Village",
<br />First Assembly of God, Concord).
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Suggs and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Proclamation.
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<br /> CABARRUS COUNTY
<br /> DAY OF PRAYER
<br />First Thursday of May
<br />PROCLAMATION
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<br /> WHEREAS, the first Thursday of May has been designated as the NATIONAL
<br />DAY OF PRAYER; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Jeremiah 29:12-13 states, ~Then you will call upon Me, and go
<br />and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me,
<br />when you search for Me with all your'heart;" and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the vast majority of citizens in Cabarrus County believe in
<br />the Judeo-Christian values that have made and keep our country great; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, we all need to continually give thanks to God for his many
<br />blessings in our lives and to pray for those in authority (I Timothy 2:1-2)
<br />and for our county, our state and our nation; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Jeremiah 29 says to pray for God's guidance in your life and
<br />that of our country; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Isaiah 59 says to exercise humility and repentance with
<br />confession for yourself and for our nation, praying that our country will
<br />return to its spiritual roots; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, I Timothy 2 and Romans 12 tell us to pray that the people of
<br />our nation would respect one another and be bound together beyond racial and
<br />religious barriers, asking for God's unity to restore the people.
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<br /> THEREFORE, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners declares that the
<br />first Thursday in May this year (May 2, 2002) and each subsequent year be
<br />declared The Annual Cabarrus County Day of Prayer. And, that all citizens
<br />join us in praying for our nation, our state, our county and ourselves.
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<br />Adopted this the 15th day of April, 2002.
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<br />/s/ Robert M. Freeman
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<br />Robert M. Freeman, Chairman
<br />Cabarrus County Board of
<br />Commissioners
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