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1792 '\ <br />~~ <br />CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, APRIL 2008 <br />BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOARD OF THE CABARRUS COUNTY <br />A PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, children are our link to the future and our hope for a <br />better tomorrow; and <br />WHEREAS, we will look to our children for the vision, strength, <br />creativity, and leadership to guide our Community through the challenges of <br />the future; and <br />WHEREAS, we must provide our children with the nurturing, and <br />protection they need and deserve so they can realize their full potential, <br />develop character, and learn to be responsible citizens in an environment of <br />security and love; and <br />WHEREAS, many children are not safe, even in their own homes due <br />to their suffering neglect, harsh physical punishment, sexual abuse, or <br />psychological trauma; and <br />WHEREAS, childhood is a formative time, and abuse can have <br />devastating long-term effects on young lives; and <br />WHEREAS, keeping children safe is a shared community <br />responsibility that no one agency can conquer alone, and requires the <br />inclusion of every segment of society. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, H. Jay White, Sr., Chairman of the Cabarrus <br />County Board of Commissioners, applaud the efforts of the Cabarrus County <br />Child Victimization Council and Cabarrus County Department of Social Services <br />and, do hereby proclaim April 2008 as Child Abuse Prevention Month and call <br />upon all citizens to increase their participation in our efforts to support <br />families, renew our commitment to prevent child abuse and neglect, and <br />strengthen the communities in which we live. <br />H. Jay White, Sr., Chairman <br />Board of Commissioners <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of <br />the County of Cabarrus North Carolina this twenty-first day of April, in the <br />year of our Lord two thousand eight. <br />F- ~ <br />