Sickle Cell Awareness MonthPROCLAMATION
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH
WHEREAS, the health and welfare of our residents are vital state and national
concerns; and
WHEREAS, the hereditary blood disorder known as sickle cell anemia is a serious
disease with no known cure; and
WHEREAS, sickle cell mainly affects African Americans, but also appears in other
ethnic populations, including persons of Greek, Sicilian, Turkish, Italian, Hispanic, and East
Indian ancestry; and
WHEREAS, the Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County, Inc. aids individuals
and families affected by sickle cell disease; and
WHEREAS, the month of September is National Sickle Cell Month, and the Florida
Association will be participating in activities to make Florida residents aware of the disease.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Darryl C. Aubrey, by virtue of the authority vested in me as
Mayor of the Village of North Palm Beach, do hereby proclaim September, 2011 as
SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH
in the Village of North Palm Beach, and urge all residents to join in learning more about
this serious disease and to support the efforts of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach
County, Inc. in seeking a treatment and cure for sickle cell disease.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the
Village of North Palm Beach to be affixed this 16th day of August, 2011.
Mayor