Whereas, Michigan associations strive to improve the quality of the trades and professions they represent by offering opportunities to their embers to enhance their civic involvement, increase their knowledge in the field, and to keep pace with industry advancements; and,

Whereas, In addition to all the work these associations accomplish, association service programs provide food, heat, medical help for the elderly, legal help, substance abuse programs, shelter for the poor and many more valuable services; and,

Whereas, The Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE) is an organization which has been providing, for the past 76 years, a direct link between leaders of many Michigan trade and professional associations, promoting the efficiency of business practices, as well as improving services to their members and to the community; and,

Whereas, The Michigan Society of Association Executives and the many trade and professional associations in Michigan contribute greatly to the community by encouraging their members to become involved in worthy endeavors to help others; and now therefore be it,

Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim the week of December 1, 2003, as Association Week in Michigan and I urge all citizens of the Great Lakes State to recognize the important role that Michigan trade and professional associations play in our daily lives.