- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation, 2014 March 10E; By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation: Vidalia Onoin Festival Days
- Creator:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Date of Original:
- 2014-03-10
- Subject:
- Proclamations--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- proclamations
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- A proclamation by the Georgia Governor
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2014/3-10E
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2014-s3-h10e
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2014-s3-h10e
- 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 Vidalia 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 37th annual Vidalia Onion Festival has opening ceremonies on Thursday, April 24, and a concert featuring Uncle Kracker and Parmalee on Saturday, April 26. There will also be a street dance in Downtown Vidalia with the Temptations on April 25; and
With the aroma of freshly cooked Vidalia Onions, the celebration of the sweet Vidalia Onion harvest is shared with people from around the world with the crowning of the 2014 Miss Vidalia Onion, athletic 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 April 24-27, 2014, as VIDALIA ONION FESTIVAL DAYS in Georgia.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 1Oth day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen.
ATTEST
GOVERNOR