HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 03 23 Annual Children's WeekPROCLAMATION
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HEREAS, the 14th Annual Children's Week "Celebrating Parents and Children" will take
place in Tallahassee from March 29, 2009 to April 5, 2009, bringing thousands of parents, children,
professionals, community leaders and concerned citizens together to share valuable knowledge and
information about children's issues across the state and in our Capital City; and
'WHEREAS, the purpose of Children's Week is to create a shared vision of the State of
Florida's commitment to its children and families and to engage a long-term process to develop and
implement strategies for moving the shared vision forward; and does so by encouraging Children's
Week activities to occur locally in all of Florida's Counties to strengthen and enrich our families and
our communities.
14HEREAS, Children's Week has teamed up with The Grove Counseling Center, Inc., the
Association of Early Learning Coalitions, the Florida Department of Health's Step Up, Florida!
Program, Community Based Care of Seminole, Light of Hope, Prevent Child Abuse Florida's Winds of
Change Campaign, and with over 80 leading statewide businesses, non-profit organizations to expand
the network of community involvement and education on a wide array of children and family issues at
the local level and conduct events and activities in March and April in all 67 counties focused on
improving the health, safety and well-being of Florida's children and families; and
1911EREAS, the Early Learning Coalition of Seminole, is one of 31 Early Learning
Coalitions in the State of Florida legislatively mandated to manage and oversee state and federal-
funded early education and care programs in Seminole County so that children will have the optimal
health, education and care they need to promote early learning so that they can be successful in school
and in life; and
'WHEREAS, Step Up, Florida! is an annual statewide health initiative developed by the
Florida Department of Health that promotes the importance of daily physical activity and highlights the
variety of physical activity opportunities available for all Florida residents by hosting local events
throughout the year. Step Up, Florida! Activities are coordinated by the local Chronic Disease Health
Promotion and Education Coordinators (CDHPEC's) in all 67 counties; and
HEREAS, Seminole County Friends of Abused Children and the Seminole County
Sheriff's Office will host its ninth annual LIGHT OF HOPE Ceremony and Candlelight Vigil to
recognize the children that live in darkness and to those GALS that provide voice in court, in
recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Guardian Ad Litem Program of Seminole
County; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Prevent Child Abuse Florida,
in partnership with the Ounce of Prevention Fund and the Florida Department of Children and
Families, is conducting a statewide public awareness and education campaign, Winds of Change - It's
Your Turn, and is symbolized by the pinwheel, representing this shift or winds of change; and
WHEREAS, multiple local and statewide non-profit organizations representing many
different children's issues are participating in the celebration of Children's Week in each county,
providing a holistic approach to the well-being of children, and encompassing all issues which impact
Florida's children and families.
NOW, THEE FOR , 1, JOHN F. BUSH, Mayor of the City of Winter Springs, do
hereby Proclaim the day of Sunday, April 19 in the City of Winter Springs, as
CHILDREN'S WkEK
Originally established as "Children's Day" in 1988, the 2002 Florida Legislature renamed this bfficial,
statewide Florida holiday as "Parents and Children's Day" to more fully reflect support of the most
important institution in Florida--the Family.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand and
caused the Seal of the City of Winter Springs to be affixed this 23rd
day of Ma-?60, 2009.
MAYOR
J"N F. BUSH, John F. Bush
Mayor
Jean Hovey Rick Brown Gary Bonner Sally McGinnis Joanne M. Krebs
Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner