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PROCLAMATION
• American Craft Beer Week is annually celebrated in breweries, h
restaurants, and beer stores by craft brewers and home brewers
nationwide;
• Our local breweries continue to grow their businesses in the city of ?
Ashland and the greater State of Jefferson;
• 3,400-plus American craft brewers employ over 115,000 full- and part-
time workers and annually generate more than $3,000,000,000 in wages
and benefits; "
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• American craft brewers support American agriculture by purchasing
barley, malt, and hops grown, processed, and distributed in the United '
States;
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• And our local breweries are actively involved in the Ashland community
through philanthropy and sponsorship of community events;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of
Y;_ z Ashland, herby proclaim May 11 - 17, 2015 as
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"American Craft Beer Week"
And encourage all citizens to support the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer
Week, as founded by the Brewers Association, to recognize the significant ~contributions of our local breweries to the city of Ashland's economy and to
_ celebrate and appreciate the accomplishments of all craft brewers through events
at our local breweries.
Dated this 5r" day of May, 2015
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John Str berg, Mayor Gr
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder C
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