HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 05/01/2001 - PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 5-12, 2001 AS NATIONA Mayor
City of Fort Collins PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, unintentional injury is the number one killer of children ages 14 and under-- eachyear
nearly 6,000 children from this age group die from unintentional injuries, nearly 120,000 children are
permanently disabled, and one out of every four children hurt requires emergency medical attention; and
WHEREAS, 90%of these injuries are preventable and 41%of them occur during "Trauma Season,"
the months of May, June, July, and August when emergency rooms experience nearly 3 million visits from
children ages 14 and under each summer; and
WHEREAS, the National SAFE IQDS Campaign promotes childhood injury prevention by uniting
diverse groups into local and state coalitions, developing innovative educational tools and strategies, initiating
public policy changes, promoting new technology, and raising awareness through the media; and
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins Parents of Multiples Club along with the Larimer Coun y SAFE KIDS
Coalition are hosting the 2nd Annual Children's Safety Fair and Car Seat Check Up Event, "Your Passport
to Safey - Make it a SAFE KIDS Summer!" which focuses on the five deadliest warm weather risk areas of
motor vehicles, drownings, pedestrian, biking, and falls; and
WHEREAS, the 2nd Annual Children's Safey Fair & Car Seat Check Up Event includes a
community-based interactive safey event with injury prevention activities and exhibits for SAFE KIDS Week
2001 in an effort to educate families about summer safey.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ray Martinez, Mayor of the Ci y of Fort Collins do hereby proclaim May
5-12, 2001 as
NATIONAL SAFE KIDS WEEK
in the city of Fort Collins and call upon all the residents of this city to join with me in supporting the efforts and
activities of the Fort Collins Parents of Multiples Club with the Larimer Coun y SAFE KIDS Coalition to
prevent childhood injury.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Ci y of Fort Collins this
I st day of May, A.D. 2001.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Ci y Clerk
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