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CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL DAY-APRIL 27,2014
WHEREAS,throughout America, tragic cases of violence against children are occurring
with increasing frequency and senselessness, destroying innocent lives and devastating families;
and
WHEREAS, Sonoma County has had violent preventable child deaths by guns, knives,
automobiles, physical abuse, and suicide; and
WHEREAS,the residents of Petaluma believe in the celebration of life, diversity, and
hope for the future through our children, and deplore and condemn acts of violence committed
upon the children of our communities; and
WHEREAS the committee to Minimize Occurrences of Violence in Everyday Society
(MOVES)is committed to raising individual and public consciousness of the need to care for all
our children and to honor young lives lost; and
WHEREAS,MOVES has acquired a Children's Memorial Flag from the Child Welfare
League of America, which has become a recognizable symbol of the need to do a better job of
protecting children, and which is sponsoring a national effort to memorialize child victims.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma,
along with the members of the Petaluma City Council, do hereby proclaim April 27, 2014 as
"Children's Memorial Day" in memory of children who have had young lives cut short by
senseless violence, and urge all residents to increase their participation in efforts to prevent child
abuse and child death, thereby strengthening the communities in which we live.
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