| WHEREAS, | FALUN DAFA PRACTITIONERS FROM ALL OVER SAN ANTONIO WILL ATTEND THE 2001 NATIONAL FALUN DAFA CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN HOUSTON, TEXAS ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2001; AND |
| WHEREAS, | THE TEACHINGS OF FALUN DAFA, THROUGH MEDITATION AND SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE, ARE PERCEIVED AS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ENCOURAGING GOOD HEALTH BENEFITS THROUGH EXERCISE AND THE REDUCTION OF STRESS; AND |
| WHEREAS, | FALUN DAFA STRIVES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND BETTER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; AND |
| WHEREAS, | THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR, FALUN DAFA PRACTITIONERS HAVE CONDUCTED FREE CLASSES AND DEMONSTRATIONS AT DIFFERENT VENUES THROUGHOUT THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO AREA TO INTRODUCE LOCAL CITIZENS TO THE BENEFITS OF FALUN DAFA EXERCISES. |
| NOW, | THEREFORE, I, EDWARD D. GARZA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IN RECOGNITION THEREOF, DO HEREBY EXTEND BEST WISHES TO LOCAL FALUN DAFA PRACTITIONERS FOR ENDEAVORING TO IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL LIVES ACROSS CULTURAL AND RACIAL BOUNDARIES, AND FURTHER OFFER BEST WISHES FOR A MOST SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE. |
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO BE AFFIXED THIS 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2001. | |
| á EDWARD D. GARZA |
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