- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- A proclamation: Vidalia Onion Festival Days, Jan. 24, 2013
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Deal, Nathan
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : [Office of the Governor]
- Date of Original:
- 2013-01-24
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- proclamations
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on: January 18, 2012 ; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017).
Latest issue consulted: September 16, 2015 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2013/1-24A
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2013-s1-h24a
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2013-s1-h24a
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
A PROCLAMATION
VIDALIA ONION FESTIVAL DAYS
WHEREAS : WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS : WHEREAS :
THEREFORE:
The Vidalia Onion Festival celebrates the annual harvest of Georgia's own sweet Vidali a Onion and attracts over 50,000 visitors from around the world to South Georgia each year; and
Providing a significant economic impact to the South Georgia region, the Vidalia Onion Festival has grown tremendously since its humble beginning in 1977 when the Vidalia Women 's Club and the Vidalia Lion 's Club organized an arts and crafts festival as a fundraiser to promote the sweet Vidalia Onion; and
The Vidalia Onion Festival operates on local contributions, event sponsorship and limited revenue-generating activities, and in turn, donates funds back to the community throughout the year; and
The 36th annual Vidalia Onion Festival has opening ceremon ies on Friday, April 19, and a concert featuring the Charlie Daniels Band on Saturday, April 20. There will also be an air show featuring the Blue Ange ls on Apri l 20 and 21; and
With the aroma of freshly cooked Vidalia Onions, the celebration of the sweet Vidalia Onion harvest is shared with peop le from around the world with the crowning of the 201 3 Miss Vidalia Onion, ath letic events and sports tournaments, onion cooking events, a children ' s parade, fireworks, street dancing , a rodeo, arts and crafts, live entertainment, a carnival and recognition of Vidalia Onion lore; now
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim Apri l 18-21 , 2013, as VIDALIA ONION FESTIVAL DAYS in Georgia.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of t he Executive Department to be affixed th is 24th day of January in the year of our Lord two thousand th irtee n.
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