HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-04-23 Proclamation (3)PROCLAIMING MAY 4, 2018 AS YELLOW TULIP HOPE DAY
WHEREAS, The Yellow Tulip Project aims at smashing the stigma surrounding mental
illness and addresses it with the same urgency as any physical illness; and
WHEREAS, The Yellow Tulip Project is making connections with schools, community
organizations and health organizations all over New England to raise
awareness surrounding mental illness; and
WHEREAS, The Yellow Tulip Project engages youth to be more vocal and active in mental
health awareness and in de -stigmatizing the topic; and
WHEREAS, The Yellow Tulip Project enhances self -representation and confidence with
issues that affect 1 in 5 people in our state; and
WHEREAS, The Yellow Tulip Project brings community together to plant yellow tulips in
the fall in or around World Mental Health Awareness Day; and
WHEREAS, The Yellow Tulip Project promotes awareness in adolescence and young
adults and help others know they do not need to suffer alone; and
WHEREAS, The Yellow Tulip Project meant to remind people that even in the darkest of
times hope does exist; and
WHEREAS, May is Mental Health Awareness month and the first Friday in May willl be
Yellow Tulip Hope Day to bring the community together!
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Benjamin Sprague, Mayor of the City of Bangor, on behalf of the City
Council and the City of Bangor, do hereby proclaim Friday May 4, 2018 as Yellow Tulip Hope
Day in the City of Bangor, .' A .
Given this the 23th day of April, 2018.