(Clearwisdom.net) On May 24, 2006, Sharon Shepherd, Mayor of the City of Kelowna, proclaimed the month of May 2006 as Falun Dafa Month Honoring Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance in the City of Kelowna, Province of British Columbia.

Office of the Mayor

City of Kelowna

British Columbia

Proclamation

Falun Dafa Month

Whereas, Falun Dafa is an advanced exercise and meditation practice of mind, body, and spirit based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, and

Whereas, since its public introduction by Mr. Li Hongzhi in 1992, Falun Dafa has brought health and peace of mind to over 100 million people in sixty countries, and

Whereas, more men and women of Canada are learning the practice and purifying their hearts, energizing their bodies, and embracing peaceful, virtuous communities, and

Whereas, Falun Dafa emphasizes a holistic approach to health that includes the cultivation of one's moral character by following the universe’s benevolent characteristic of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance as well as practicing gentle qigong exercises, and

Whereas, hundreds and thousands of Falun Gong practitioners will participate in the Canada Experience Sharing Conference to be held in Toronto this May.

Therefore, I, Sharon Shepherd, as Mayor of the City of Kelowna, do hereby proclaim the month of May 2006 as

Falun Dafa Month

Honoring Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance

in the City of Kelowna, Province of British Columbia.

Sharon Shepherd

Mayor

May 24, 2006