HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROCLAMATION Childrens Memorial 04/20/2009ettp of Petaluma
Proclamation
CIULDRL'N'S AIF_MORIAL DA F IN PET4LUJLA -APRIL 24, 2009
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WHEREAS, throughout America, tragic cases of violence against children occur
frequently and senselessly, destroy innocent lives and devastate families: and
WHEREAS, Sonoma County has had violent preventable child deaths by guns, knives,
bats. 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) and the Sonoma Cmurty Human Services Department are committed to raising
individual and public consciousness of the need to care for all our children and to honor young
lives lost; and
WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation is building the Children's
Memorial Grove at Spring Lake Park dedicated to the memory of the Sonoma County's children
who have passed away.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Pamela Torhatt, Mayor of Petaluma,
along with the members of the City Council, do hereby proclaim the fourth Friday in April (April
24, 2009) as "Children's Memorial Day in Petaluma", in memory of the children who have
died by violence, and urge all residents to increase their participation in efforts to prevent child
abuse and child death, and to support the Children's Memorial Grove, thereby strengthening the
communities in which we live.