HomeMy WebLinkAbout170615 - Drowning Impact Awareness Month-Aug 2017DROWNING IMPACT AWARENESS MONTH
AUGUST 2017
WHEREAS, Drowning Impact Awareness month will raise awareness that
the number and impact of child drownings in Arizona affects everyone;
and
WHEREAS, the drowning incidents in Arizona take the lives of the
equivalent of a classroom of children each year; and
WHEREAS, a child drowning can happen to any family regardless of
education, race, or socio-economic background; and
WHEREAS, families can take simple steps to protect their children around
water to avoid the tragedy of the unnecessary loss of life; and
WHEREAS, water safety remains a priority for Arizona families,
communities, and government; and
WHEREAS, keeping children healthy and safe is the goal of the Fountain
Hills Rural/Metro Fire Department and other prevention institutions in
Arizona; and
WHEREAS, raising awareness will increase understanding and education
of effective ways to prevent drowning;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Linda M. Kavanagh, Mayor of the Town of
Fountain of Hills, Arizona, do hereby proclaim the month of August 2017
as DROWNING IMPACT AWARENESS MONTH in Fountain Hills.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the official seal of the Town of Fountain Hills, Maricopa County,
Arizona this 15� day of June, 2017.