NATIONAL WELDING WEEK

Since 1997, National Welding Week has been a time to demonstrate the importance of welding through “Welding for Communities,” a project dedicated to serving society through volunteer welding efforts. In the past, volunteer welding professionals have changed lives in sometimes surprising ways—repairing everything from playground equipment to the monkey cage at a local zoo. This year, let’s continue to bring recognition to the art and science of welding by volunteering time and materials to projects in your community.

Proclaim April 24 to 30, 2005, National Welding Week
To obtain a proclamation, contact your mayor or governor's public affairs office. Look for the number in the blue pages of your telephone directory, or call directory assistance. The public affairs staff will give you detailed information on how to obtain a proclamation. If they don't have a standrd format for such requests, use the following sample proclamation:

National Welding Week Proclamation
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United States of America

City/State of ___________________

Office of the Mayor/Governor ___________________________

WHEREAS, welding is a profession requiring considerable training and specialized study; further, the application of that training and specialized study is critical to the general wellbeing of the country and calls for a constant stream of operators, designers, inspectors, engineers, teachers, and scientists from our schools and universities; and,

WHEREAS, American Welding Society Section ___(Your Section #)____ wishes to remind the public of the critical importance of welding; and,

WHEREAS, the American Welding Society encourages participation in a public service program, Welding for Communities, that follows in the tradition of other professions' service for the common good; and,

WHEREAS, as ____(Mayor/Governor)___, I am pleased to recognize April 24 to April 30, 2005, as National Welding Week.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, _______(Mayor, Governor)_______ of ____(City/State)_____, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM

APRIL 24-30, 2005

NATIONAL WELDING WEEK