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PROCLAMATION
Polish American Heritage Month: October 2023
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 34th 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, every September, since 1993 the people of our sister city, Lomianki, Poland gather at the
War Cemetery in Kielpin to honor and remember the soldiers who fought in the Second World War,
the Warsaw Insurgents, and the Allied Pilots who helped the insurgents when a US Air Force plane
was shot down. This commemoration has been taking place for the past 30 years, and just last week,
many members of our Sister City group visited Lomianki, Poland to participate in the ceremony and
show their respect for this important event.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Amdda Marquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia Heights, do
hereby proclaim the month of October, 2023 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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Ankdda Marquez Simula, Mayor
October 9, 2023