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GUARDIAN AD LITEM CHILD ADVOCATE DAY 2008 <br />BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE <br />CABARRUS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />A PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County District 19A Guardian ad Litem program has <br />established a distinguished record of public service through its work to enhance the <br />quality of life for children in foster care; and <br />WHEREAS, Guardian ad Litem Volunteers come from a variety of professional, <br />educational and ethnic backgrounds, acting as advocates for abused and neglected <br />children in the complicated and often unfamiliar court and child welfare systems; and <br />WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County District Court appoints Guardian ad Litem advocates <br />to serve as officers of the court, helping to improve the quality of information presented <br />to the court by acting as the court's eyes and ears in the child's life; and <br />WHEREAS, April 2008 has been proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month in the State <br />of North Carolina, an observance that reflects the purpose of Guardian ad Litem <br />programs, which is to protect and defend children from harm and ensure that abused <br />and neglected children are provided with the court-ordered services they need; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, H. Jay White, Sr., Chairman, Cabarrus County Board of <br />Commissioners do hereby proclaim April 15, 2008, as <br />"GUARDIAN AD LITEM CHILD ADVOCATE DAY" <br />in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and urge all Cabarrus County residents to join in <br />this observance. <br />H. Jay White, Sr. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the <br />County of Cabarrus, North Carolina at the March 24, 2008 meeting of the Cabarrus <br />County Board of Commissioners, in the year of our Lord two thousand and eight. <br />F- 3 <br />