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United Nations Day Recognized With Flag Raising Ceremony

Village president, local United Nations Association chapter member will speak at the event.

The 66th anniversary of the formation of the United Nations will be celebrated with a flag raising ceremony in front of Sunday.

The ceremony, which will begin at noon, will feature a raising of the United Nations and American flags, with an honor guard from Boy Scout Troop 400.Β 

A reception will follow with a welcome by Whitefish Bay Village President Julie Siegel and Joe Sauer of Boy Scout Troop 400. Refreshments will be served.

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There will be a program on the Campaign to Ban Land Mines and Cluster Bombs, by International Treaty. The UN passed a resolution against trade of antipersonnel land mines, but the Security Council never passed a formal treaty banning land mines.

The speaker will be Debbie Metke, advocacy chair of the Greater Milwaukee Chapter of the United Nations Association, and president of the Milwaukee chapter of Citizens for Global Solutions.

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There will also be an award of appreciation to former Village President Katie Pritchard, who gave guidance and support for the celebrations in Whitefish Bay starting about six years ago. For her gift award, Pritchard chose a donation to the Planning Council For Health and Human Services, Inc, a non-profit of which she is President and CEO. Katie also taught at UW-Milwaukee and took students to the UN for study.


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