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Proclamation
WbOB& C Oexual Assault Awareness Month is intended to draw attention to the fact
that sexual violence is widespread and has public health implications for
every community member of Ocoee; and
WjbQ13&Q1 Rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment impact our community as seen
by statistics indicating that every two minutes, someone in the U.S. is
sexually assaulted; and
3V*Q1RQ1 , We must pull together to educate our community about what can be done
to prevent sexual assault and how to support survivors, including regular
checks of predator websites, such as the Family Watchdog website, for new
predators in the area; and
3V*t3Q1 City of Ocoee Ordinance No. 2006 -015, adopted by the City of Ocoee
Commission reminds us that predators moving to the area after September
6, 2006, are not welcome in our community by prohibiting sexual predators
from establishing a permanent or temporary residence within 2,500 feet of
any school, designated school bus stop, day care center, park, playground,
place of worship, or any other place designed or intended for minors to be;
and
VJ441RON10 90taff and volunteers of the Victim Service Center of Central Florida, Inc.,
encourage every person to speak out when witnessing acts of violence
however small; and
Q�Q Che Victim Service Center of Central Florida strongly supports the efforts
of national, state, and local partners, and of every citizen to actively engage
in public and private efforts to help educate and prevent sexual violence;
and
W344IR41 ", glach year the City of Ocoee offers an educational event called Spring
Fling, with a goal to educate, raise awareness, and empower residents to be
safe.
lAw 740990ro, Therefore, 1, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby proclaim,
April, 2014 as
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
in the City of Ocoee to support the Victim Service Center, and urge all citizens to participate fully in
the activities and events.
IN WITNESS WHEROF, I hereunto have
set my hand and caused the Seal of the
City of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this
1 day of April 2014.
S. Scott `UaadeWW t, Ataay"