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"month of the chltb"
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wheReas, the San Luis oBlspo city council Recoelnizes that eveRy moment in a chiLO's life Is an
oppoRtunity foR that child to LCARn, that the quAbty of these expeRiences may Deteumme whetheR a
chiLO succeeds in school and in Life, and that ALL chilORen need caRmc, and LovmG adults in thelR Lives;
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wheReas, apRil - month of the chil0 an6 chilli aBuse pRevention month - maRks a time to Recocnize
that OUR community's ChIL6Ren ARC pRecious assets, that the quality of theiR eaRLy yeaRs is OUR
collective ResponsiBility, an6 that we commit ouRselves to ensuRmc, that each an6 eveRy chILO has
access to a hic,h quality eAnly enviRonment — at home, at chilli caRC, at school ant) in the community
— that will pRomote them optimal C,Rowth an6 Development; and
wheReas, in soliDaaity Of the we ARC the cage initiative, we aS a community of paRtneRs an6
LeaDens, envision a San Luis oBlspo county where all families can fm6 an6 affoR6 quality cARC roR
them chILORen, an6 wheRe chilli cage professionals ARC value6 roR theiR cRitical Role in BuilDinc,, a
SOLO founDation roR chilORen ant) families to thRive in the woRL6.
wheReas, satuRDay, APRIL 2, 2022, will commemouate "Day of the child at the annual chilORen's Oay
in the plaza celeBRation fRom 10:00 am to 3:00 pm In the San Luis oBlspo mission plaza, this yeaR's
ceLeBRation WheRe chiLORen an0 families WILL have the oppoRtunity to t)iscoveR cReativity,
inNvlDuality, DlveRsity an6 the Ants while exploninq, community RESOURCES; ant)
wheReas, fRlDay, APRIL 22, 2022 OUR county will paRtlCipate in the statewiDe RAISInc, of the
chiL6Rcn's memonial f Laq, to honoR an6 Raise awaReness ABout the many chiLORen in OUR mit)st who
suf feR Oaily fRom aBuse ant) neC,lect, an6 ple6cpc OUR suppoRt fon stRatccjics that stRenethen families
anO pRotect OUR younc, ones; an6
wheReas, APRIL is national ChItO aBuse pRevention month, RaismC, awaReness an0 RecoC,nizinc,, that
each of us has a Role to play in ensuninc, the safety of oun chilORen, as we pLe6gC OUR suppoRt foR
stRatcC,ics that stRencjthen families ant) pRotect OUR yOunc,, ones; By pnomotmC, OUR "noRmaLizincj
paRentinq," campaicn ant) mtRot)uce chilORen's memoRIAL Oay on fRit)ay apRiL 22, 2022 at 10:00 am with
OUR chilt) aBuse prevention council colleAques thaouchout caLifoRnia.
now, theRefoRe, I, eRica a. stewaRt, mayoR of the san Luis oBlspo, on Behalf of the entiRe city
council heRCBy pizoclaiminC, APRIL 2022 as the "month of the chiLO" an6 "chiLO aBuse paevention
month." A.
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