HomeMy WebLinkAboutPowerTalk 21 DayTOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Town of Fountain Hills recognizes the importance of parents talking with their
teens about alcohol; and
WHEREAS, high school students who use alcohol or other substances are five times more
likely to drop out of school or believe good grades are not important; and
WHEREAS, teen alcohol use kills 4,700 people each year, more than all other illegal drugs
combined; and
WHEREAS, the majority of kids say their parents are their primary influence when it comes to
decisions about drinking alcohol; and
WHEREAS, Fower1Wk21 0day is established on April 21, 2014, to encourage parents and
caregivers to embrace their important role in influencing America's youth and their decisions
about drinking alcohol; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, MADD will kick off "21 Days in Support of 21," beginning on April In
and culminating on PowerTalk 21 on April 21st, in order to create a sustained and prolonged
national conversation about underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, to equip parents to talk with their teens about alcohol, Mothers Against Drunk
Driving® (MADD) Arizona will offer a free community parent workshop to give parents the
tools in a parent handbook to effectively talk to their teens about alcohol; and
WHEREAS, these local parent workshops, also replicated across the country, will offer parents
a research -based parent handbook to help them talk with their teens about alcohol and
encourage adults to consider creating a safer community by becoming involved in reducing
underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, I urge all citizens to join in the local and national efforts to raise awareness of the
importance of parents and teens talking together about alcohol in order to reduce the risks
and dangers posed to teens and communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Linda M. Kavanagh, Mayor of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, do
hereby proclaim Sunday, April 21, 2014 to be PowerTalk 21® Day in Fountain Hills.
DATED This 171h day of April, 2014.
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