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RESOLUTION NO. 07-092
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 1,
2007, AS "PARENTS AND CHILDREN'S
DAY" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. The 12th Annual Children's Week "Celebrating Parents and
Children" will take place in Tallahassee from March 25, 2007, to
April
1,
2007,
bringing
thousands
of
parents,
children,
professionals, communi ty leaders and concerned ci tizens together to
share valuable knowledge and information about children's issues
across the state and in our Capitol City.
2. 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.
3. Children's Week has teamed up with the Association of
Early Learning Coalitions, the Florida Department of Health's Step
Up Florida Program, Prevent Child Abuse Florida's Winds of Change
campaign, and dozens of leading statewide non-profit organizations
to expand the network of community involvement and advocacy on a
wide array of children and family issues at the local level.
4. The Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County, 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 St. Lucie 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.
5.
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 month of
February. Step Up, Florida! activities are coordinated by the
local Chronic Disease Health Promotion and Education Coordinators
(CDHPE's) in all 67 counties.
6. 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
launching a statewide public awareness and education campaign
during April, 2007, with the campaign theme, Winds of Change -
Turning Choices into Change, and is symbolized by the pinwheel,
representing this shift or wind of change.
7. 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.
8. The Local Children's Week Celebration in St. Lucie County
will be on Sunday, April 1" from Noon to 3: 00 pm. at Lawnwood
Sports Complex in partnership with the Early Learning Coalition of
St. Lucie County, Head Start, School Board of St. Lucie County, and
St. Lucie County Health Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim April 1, 2007, as
UPARENTS AND CHILDREN'S DAY" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. Children's Day was originally established in 1988. The
2002 Florida Legislature renamed this official, statewide Florida
holiday as "Parents and Children's Day" to more fully reflect
support of the most important institution in Florida - the family.
PASSED AND DY~! ADOPTED
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this 20~ day of March, 2007.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY, LORIDA
LEGAL FORM AND