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April 21, 2008 (Regular Meeting) Page 789 <br />Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board <br />(F-2) Proalamation Declaring April 2008 as Child Abuse Prevention Month <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt <br />and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following proclamation: <br />Proclamation No. 2008-09 <br />CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, APRIL 2008 <br />BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE CABARRUS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />A PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, children are our link to the future and our hope for a better <br />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 to <br />their suffering neglect, harsh physical punishment, sexual abuse, or <br />psychological trauma; and <br />WHEREAS, childhood is a formative time, and abuse can have devastating <br />long-term effects on young lives; and <br />WHEREAS, keeping children safe is a shared community responsibility <br />that no one agency can conquer alone, and requires the inclusion of every <br />segment of society. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, H. Jay White, Sr., Chairman of the Cabarrus County <br />Board of Commissioners, applaud the efforts of the Cabarrus County Child <br />Victimization Council and Cabarrus County Department of Social Services and, <br />do hereby proclaim April 2008 as Child Abuse Prevention Month and call upon <br />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 />/s/ H. Jay White, Sr. <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 />ATTEST: <br />/s/ Kay Honeycutt <br />Kay Honeycutt, Clerk to the Board <br />(F-3) Proclamation Declaring May 18-24, 2008 as "Cabarrus County Emeraenev <br />Medical Services Week" <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt <br />and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following proclamation: <br />Proclamation No. 2008-OS <br />P R O C L A M A T I O N <br />WHEREAS, emergency medical services is a vital public service; and <br />WHEREAS, the members of emergency medical services teams are ready to <br />provide lifesaving care to those in need 29 hours a day, seven <br />days a week; and <br />WHEREAS, access to quality emergency care dramatically improves the <br />survival and recovery rate of those who experience sudden illness <br />or injury; and <br />