Recent Mayoral Proclamations
2024
- Small Business Saturday – November 30, 2024 (PDF)
- Arbor Day – October 26, 2024 (PDF)
- Law Day – May 1, 2024 (PDF)
- Joint Workers’ Memorial Day – April 26, 2024 (PDF)
- Women’s History Month – March 2024 (PDF)
- Blood Donor Month – January 2024 (PDF)
2023
- A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless – December 21, 2023 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Adoption Day – November 17, 2023 (PDF)
- Arbor Day – October 28, 2023 (PDF)
- National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 2, 2023 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Emergency Medical Services Week – May 21-27, 2023 (PDF)
- Law Day – May 1, 2023 (PDF)
- Joint Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2023 (PDF)
2022
- A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless – December 21, 2022 (PDF)
- Small Business Saturday – November 26, 2022 (PDF)
- Arbor Day – October 22, 2022 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Down Syndrome Awareness Day – October 2, 2022 (PDF)
- Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Day – September 24, 2022 (PDF)
- Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 8-24, 2022 (PDF)
- National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 3, 2022 (PDF)
- Maestro Michael Palmer and Bellingham Festival of Music Month – July 2022 (PDF)
- Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2022 (PDF)
- Administrative Professionals’ Week – April 25-29, 2022 (PDF)
- Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Week – April 24-30, 2022 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation in Solidarity with our Ukrainian Neighbors as well as the People of Ukraine (PDF)
- Invasive Species Awareness Week – February 28 – March 4, 2022 (PDF)
- Call for Action on Voting Rights Legislation in Commemoration of 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (PDF)
2021
- A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless – December 21, 2021 (PDF)
- Arbor Day – October 23, 2021 (PDF)
- Out of Darkness Suicide Prevention Day – October 16, 2021 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Community Conflict Resolution Month – October 2021 (PDF)
- General Aviation Appreciation Month – October 2021 (PDF)
- Mitrochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 19-25, 2021 (PDF)
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – September 2021 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – National Hospital and Healthcare Workers Week May 9-15, 2021 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate May 18, 2021 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Administrative Professionals’ Week April 19-23, 2021 (PDF)
- National Infertility Awareness Week April 18-24, 2021 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Workers’ Memorial Day April 28, 2021 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – National Public Health Week April 5-11, 2021 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – National Volunteer Week April 18-24, 2021 (PDF)
- National Therapy Animal Day – April 30, 2021 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Bellingham-Whatcom County Kidney Awareness Month – March 2021
2020
- A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless – December 21, 2020 (PDF)
- Veteran’s Day – November 11, 2020 (PDF)
- Community Conflict Resolution Month – October 2020 (PDF)
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – September 2020 (PDF)
- Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 13-19, 2020 (PDF)
- National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 5, 2020 (PDF)
- Joint Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2020 (PDF)
- World T’ai Chi and Qigong Day – April 25, 2020 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Administrative Professionals’ Week – April 20-24, 2020 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2020 (PDF)
- Bellingham Parkinson’s Awareness Month – April 2020 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – League of Women Voters Day – February 14, 2020 (PDF)
- Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week – February 7-14, 2020 (PDF)
2019
- A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless – December 19, 2019 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Adoption Day – November 22, 2019 (PDF)
- Arbor Day – October 26, 2019 (PDF)
- National Friends of Libraries Week – October 20-26, 2019 (PDF)
- International Year of the Periodic Table – 2019 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Down Syndrome Awareness Day – October 6, 2019 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Community Conflict Resolution Month – October, 2019 (PDF)
- Bellingham Parkinson’s Disease Day – September 28, 2019 (PDF)
- Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 15-21, 2019 (PDF)
- Suicide Awareness Day – September 14, 2019 (PDF)
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – September 2019 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Community Health Center Week – August 4-10, 2019 (PDF)
- Bellingham Wine Week – August 3-10, 2019 (PDF)
- Father Scott Appreciation Day – June 28, 2019 (PDF)
- National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 7, 2019 (PDF)
- Kids to Parks Day – May 18, 2019 (PDF)
- Medical Assistants Day – May 17, 2019 (PDF)
- Memorial and Blessing of the Fleet Day – May 11, 2019 (PDF)
- Mental Health Month – May 2019 (PDF)
- Law Day – May 1, 2019 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2019 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Administrative Professionals’ Week – April 22-26, 2019 (PDF)
- Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – April 21-27, 2019 (PDF)
- Education & Sharing Day – April 16, 2019 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2019 (PDF)
- Amended Proclamation of Emergency – February 15, 2019 (PDF)
- Proclamation of Emergency – February 11, 2019 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Whatcom County Pickle ball Week – February 4-10, 2019 (PDF)
2018
- Day of Observation and Mourning for Those Who Died While Homeless – December 21, 2018 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Adoption Day – November 16, 2018 (PDF)
- Children’s Grief Awareness Day – November 15, 2018 (PDF)
- Arbor Day – October 27, 2018 (PDF)
- National Friends of Libraries Week – October 21-27, 2018 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – American Association of University Women, Bellingham Branch Day – October 13, 2018 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Community Conflict Resolution Month – October 2018 (PDF)
- Down Syndrome Awareness Day – October 7, 2018 (PDF)
- And Beauty For All – October 2, 2018 (PDF)
- Bellingham Seafeast Day – September 22, 2018 (PDF)
- Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 16-22, 2018 (PDF)
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – September 2018 (PDF)
- Recovery Month – September 2018 (PDF)
- Sean Humphrey Day – August 18, 2018 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Community Health Center Week – August 12-18, 2018 (PDF)
- Bellingham Wine Week – July 29-August 4, 2018 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – William Matthews Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1585 Day – July 14, 2018 (PDF)
- John Harmon Appreciation Day – June 8, 2018 (PDF)
- National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 1, 2018 (PDF)
- Kids to Parks Day – May 19, 2018 (PDF)
- Law Day – May 1, 2018 (PDF)
- Bike Theft Prevention Month – May 2018 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2018 (PDF)
- Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – April 22-28, 2018 (PDF)
- Education & Sharing Day – March 27, 2018 (PDF)
2017
- A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless – December 21, 2017 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – #GIVINGTUESDAY – November 28, 2017 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Adoption Day – November 17, 2017 (PDF)
- Arbor Day – October 28, 2017 (PDF)
- National Friends of Libraries Week – October 15-21, 2017 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Rotary Day – October 16, 2017 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – International Day of Peace – September 21, 2017 (PDF)
- PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day – October 9, 2017 (PDF)
- Bellingham At Home Day – August 27, 2017 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – October 2017 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – National Senior Center Month – September 2017 (PDF)
- Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh Days – October 21-22, 2017 (PDF)
- Arch of Healing & Reconciliation Month – August 2017 (PDF)
- Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 17-23, 2017 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Community Health Center Week – August 13-19, 2017 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – National Public Works Week – May 21-27, 2017 (PDF)
- Bellingham Volunteer Month – April (PDF)
- Law Day – May 1, 2017 (PDF)
- Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2017 (PDF)
- Day for National Service – April 4, 2017 (PDF)
- Bellingham Wine Week July 31 through August 6, 2017 (PDF)
- Sterling Meadows Apartments Mercy Housing NW Day – February 23, 2017 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Western Washington University Women’s Soccer Day – January 23, 2017 (PDF)
- Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Awareness Day – January 26, 2017 (PDF)
- Law Advocates Day – January 31, 2017 (PDF)
- Toastmasters International Week – February 5-11, 2017 (PDF)
2016
- A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless (PDF)
- #GivingTuesday – November 29, 2016 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – National Adoption Day – November 18, 2016 (PDF)
- National Friends of Libraries Week – October 16-22, 2016 (PDF)
- Bellingham SeaFeast Day – October 1, 2016 (PDF)
- Sacred Heart Polish Community Appreciation Day – September 24, 2016 (PDF)
- Arbor Day – October 22, 2016 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – October 2016 (PDF)
- Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 18-24, 2016 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Community Health Center Week – August 7-13, 2016 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Stand Up To Stroke: Act Fast Day – July 30, 2016 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Bruce and Cyndie Shepard Day – June 16, 2016 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – National Public Works Week – May 15-21, 2016 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2016 (PDF)
- Joint Proclamation – National Service Recognition Day – April 5, 2016 (PDF)
- Law Day – May 1, 2016 (PDF)
- Wine Week – August 1-7, 2016 (PDF)
- Rare Disease Day – February 29, 2016 (PDF)
- Peace Flags in the Wind Week – February 6-10, 2016 (PDF)
- Energy Year in the City of Bellingham – January 26, 2016 (PDF)
