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ADULT DAY CARE WEEK <br /> <br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />There are over 3000 Adult Day Centers nationwide and over 70 centers in North <br />Carolina and two centers in Cabarms County, providing a safe and positive <br />environment to partially disabled individuals in need of daytime assistance or <br />supervision; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />Adult Day Care Centers provide opportunities for social interactions to otherwise <br />isolated individuals and assist them in attaining and maintaining a maximum level <br />of independence; and <br /> <br />WItEREAS, These centers are bridging the GAP between long-term institutionalization and <br /> independent living; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Adult Day Care providers respite and eases the burden of the familial caregivers <br /> who are providing care at home for their loved ones; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Cabarrus County is the home of L.I.F.E. CENTERS, INC., a national model <br /> providing quality care in two locations for this special population of older adults. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeffrey L. Barnhart, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of <br />Commissioners, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the laws of the County, do <br />hereby proclaim September 18-24, 1994 as: <br /> <br />ADULT DAY CARE WEEK IN CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> <br />and urge the citizens of Cabarrus County to recognize this event and to participate by paying <br />tribute to the dedicated people who provide this valuable service to older adults. <br /> <br /> WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the <br />County of Cabarrus this 6th day of September, 1994. <br /> <br />Jeffrey L. Barnhart, Chairman <br />Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br /> <br />