WHEREAS, We the Children of the United States Unite as One People in Order to Preserve, Protect, Nurture and Grow the Health of Our People, Our Shared Community, and Our Country; and,
WHEREAS, Planned Acts of Kindness is a social responsibility program where people around the world wake up each day, and on their cell phones, their computers and devices, find a new planned activity that they can do with their family, friends, co-workers and in their community; and,
WHEREAS, the goal is to have tens of millions of people doing the same activity on the same day, unleashing powerful, positive energy into the world; because many problems take more than one day to effect change, each month we will establish an education and action campaign on a new Cause of the Month; and,
WHEREAS, in July, in conjunction with schools, churches/temples, non-profit organizations, agencies, and businesses, Planned Acts of Kindness will provide educational workshops, seminars, events, meetings, activities and programs in the following areas:
1) Ethics and Civility
2) Social Responsibility and Volunteerism 3) Community Outreach 4) Global Citizenship; and,
WHEREAS, we call upon people from all nationalities, races, religions, ages, genders, economic and educational levels, and I encourage all Americans to take a proactive role in exhibiting greater kindness in all aspects of their lives as they strive for the well-being of themselves, their families, their communities, and the future of our country and planet; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, do hereby proclaim July 2019 as Kindness Month in Michigan.