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PROCLAMATION
Polish American Heritage Month: October 2021
WHEREAS, October is national Polish -American Heritage Month, a celebration of Polish
Heritage founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1981, to bring attention to the many notable
and important contributions by Poles and Polish Americans to the United States of America and
the World; and
WHEREAS, our Columbia Heights, MN/Lomianki, Poland, Sister Cities International
organization is celebrating its 30th Anniversary. This all volunteer group has been dedicated
and active ever since a task force of community members was called together by Founder,
Dolores Puente Strand, in late 1989 after receiving approval from then Mayor Dale Hadtrath;
and
WHEREAS, our Sister Cities' members have been true in spirit and in deeds to our original
goals: promoting educational, humanitarian, civic and cultural activities; and
WHEREAS, a number of our members are also official members of Polish American Cultural
Institute of MN (PACIM) and participate in their events and activities; and
WHEREAS, each September, the inhabitants of our sister city, Lomianki, Poland meet at the
War Cemetery in Kielpin to commemorate the soldiers of the Second World War, the Warsaw
Insurgents and the Allied Pilots of a downed US Air Force plane helping the insurgents. In the
past 30 years many of our Sister City group members have visited Lomianki, Poland during this
last week of September to celebrate and honor this momentous occasion; and
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that during the week of this special historic anniversary I,
Amdda Marquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia Heights, do hereby proclaim the month of
October, 2021 to be Polish American Heritage Month, in the City of Columba Heights, County
of Anoka, State of MN, U.S.A.
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Arvada Marquez Simula, Mayor
September 27, 2021