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women*, The City of Ocoee is blessed with a multitude of families -an
essential part of the cultural, social and spiritual fabric of our
community; and
1V C eZtffi, tr.he City of Ocoee Commissioners recognizes that strong
families are at the center of communities; that children live
better lives when their families are strong; and that families
are strong when they live in communities that connect them to
economic opportunities, social networks, and services; and
women*, everyone has a role to play in making families successful,
including neighborhood organizations, businesses, non - profit
agencies, policymakers, and of course families themselves;
and
WaDe3Ikeab, During the Week of October 29t through November 5
2011, City of Ocoee residents should take time to honor the
importance of families and recommit to enhancing and
extending the special connections that support and strengthen
them, throughout the year; and
All.QLai§, puri this week, City of Ocoee residents will join other
agencies and organizations throughout the country to honor
and celebrate our families;
'how, 7 e e‘oae, I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby
declare the week of October 29, 2011 through November 5, 2011 is proclaimed as
NATIONAL FAMILY WEEK
in Ocoee, and urge all citizens to share in the many festivities prepared for this
occasion.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the City of
Ocoee, Florida to be affixed
this 4 day October 2011.
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L Matta* Xraffic crashes in the United States took more than 444,000 lives over
the past eleven years, and
V QBaZai i, jfiorida traffic crashes claimed over 2400 lives in 2010; this year's
theme Don't be driven to distraction -Drive to arrive!, brings attention to
the problem of distracted driving, which is any activity that takes the
driver's attention away from the task of driving, and
W3beik dab, a solvable distraction is unrestrained /unsafely restrained children, and
vmei eas), bpinal cord damage, internal bleeding and death are more likely in
auto accidents involving young children if parents do not use a booster
seat, and
== Qakezt i, a young child is four times as likely to experience an injury to the
head and neck and three times as likely to experience an abdominal
injury when restrained with a seat belt vs. a booster seat.
wo o Qua i, a booster seat gives the child a much greater chance of surviving a
crash injury-free, and
Tiqbeiken§§, ,florida's children deserve to be protected, and
Oto4i, Re.re�uze, I, Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby proclaim
Monday, October 10, 2011 as
PUT THE BRAKES ON FATALITIES DAY
and call upon everyone to help save lives by spreading these important messages throughout
our communities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto
have set my hand and caused the Great Seal
of the City of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed
at Ocoee, Florida, this 4` day of October
2011
S. Saga Vaadeer4t, I