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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.