PER Barb Tyler presents ER Gary Vawter with a Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor, City of Florence. “ I, Mayor Ward, Mayor of the City of Florence, do hereby proclaim

September 8-14, 2025, as NATIONAL PATRIOTISM WEEK!

 I urge all citizens to join with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in expressing gratitude for the privilege of American Citizenship with appropriate

celebrations and observances.”

We extend our sincere gratitude to Americanism Chairman Spunky Gray for her dedication in obtaining the

Mayor’s signature to this Proclamation.