HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-074RESOLUTION NO. 14-074
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 25, 2014 AS
"NATIONAL MISSING 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. According to the most recent, comprehensive national study for the number of missing
children, an estimated 800,000 children younger than 18 were reported missing.
2. Approximately 58,000 of these children were victims of non-family abductions and more
than 200,000 were the victims of family abductions.
3. On average, nearly 2,000 children are reported missing to law enforcement agencies daily.
4. The National Centerfor Missing & Exploited Children®(NCMEC) exists as a resource to help
prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation, help find missing children, and assist victims of
child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
5. National Missing Children's Day is a special time to remember those children who are
missing and give hope to their families.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
This Board does hereby proclaim May 25, 2014 as "NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S
DAY" in St. Lucie County, Florida, as part of St. Lucie County's continuing efforts to prevent the
abduction and sexual exploitation of children.
2. This Board urges local government, law enforcement, schools and communities to
take time to talk to children about personal safety and abduction prevention and encourages all
individuals to take 25 minutes out of their day to help children stay safer.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 20th day of May 2014.
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