HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-04-08 ProclamationThe Optimist Clubs of Iowa City and Coralville have been a
part of the leadership of our community for the past 50 years,
~)l~l:l~l~, Optimist International has long been a "Friend of Youth," and
~I~I:~1~, injuries to children can be prevented by following three
simple guidelines:
· Buckle up eve~ chilc~ in a motor vehicle properly.
· Whenever poss~ble,~ut child in backseat of t]xe vehicle.
· Always secure rear-~cing infant seats in the backseat.
~1~I:£1t~, joint concern and action is a proven method of resolving a
community's problems, and
~1~1:£~ .the.O_ntimist International Child Safety Program "Always
Buckle Children in the Backseat" raises comm~mlty awareness of
the need to safely place children in cars,
t eve ave, ~, Naomi J. Novlck, Mayor of. the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the mon~ April !997 as
" ttWal s uc te Chiti ren
and urge parents and caregivers to safely secure children in moving
vehicles at all times.
.igned in Iow.a City~ Iowa,
s 8th day o~ April, 1997.
~$1~0nt~ 0~. ~[pril marks the 28th a_nni~ersary of_the ~igningof the
l'qational ,F.a~ Housing Law. This law provides that it shall be
unlawfi~l. to dis ,cfimi~,ate against apy p, ers~.n in te.rmst condido.ns,
or privileges o~ the sale or rentat o~ a ctv~elling .or.m the pro.ws~on
of services or facilities in c_onnectio. n ~er.ewith becaqse~ o~r~ace,
color, religion, sex, national origin, ½amillal status, and disability.
enia.(. o( equa! 0usin 0pp0r_tunit is one. o.f the m~ost serious
challenges a commmfi,'~ can ~ace~. I,t is a challenge that must, be
met and surmountect lest it erocte the vital_ social s~tru_cture that
h~lds a c~o,mmqni~ty together and giv,es it shape ,and~dimen, slon.
The need ~or shelter is an essential h _renan n. eect. ~t~e .rigttt tq
freely choose a place to live is a basic human right and
discrimination in llo, us~g not only is against, ,the law, it is contr,,ary
to our own sense o~ what our country shoulct mean to us anct to
others.
are ~0tun~tar~ pro xan in supp ort of fair housing, th~at we as
concernect citizens can j?in ~anct support at e~very~teveic in. ou~
community anct in our j~oJ~s. i~ere are p~rsona~ana prore~s.sxon~
attitudes that we can and must change. 'l'hese e~orts are ~a~ a_nct
just and necessary if we are to makerfair housing a basic right for
ourselves and our neighbors.
t ere(ore, I,Naomi J. No~ck, May~or 9f the of Io~wa City,
Iowa, do hereby designate the month o~ April, 1997, to ~e
in Iowa City. I urae all of our citizens to join in...t~is. o.bservanc~e by
resolvina~ to fiaht c~scrimiTx. _ation in their personal ~a~ily lives
mak~g ~zxemse~[ves aware of the Fair Housing Law anct the ways in which
it applles to our community.
S~igned. ~ Iowa City~ Iowa,
this 8th day o~ Aprll 1997
i~11~rgal~, ~D~.R.E. (Drug ~use Resistance E&ca~on) teaches yon~ p~o~le.ways to resist peer p~essure to expe~ent ~m amgs an
alcohol or to jo~ g~gs, and '
~erea~, ~,.~.~,~. teaqhes syeci~c resist~ce skis (ways to ~ay "NO"),
and like s~s such as han~g stress, recogniz~g and~esiqt~g
~eer pressure,,ma~ta~ing se~-esteem, assessing risks, and ma~g
ae~sions; and
~er[~, D.A.g.E. is ta~g~t by more ~an 25,000 ~a~e~ o~cers in
aH 50 o~ ~e U~te~ ~'tates and appro~ately 70 percent of the
nation's school dis~cts; and
~er~g, over 5 million k~dergarten t~ough 12th, grade students are posltive~y ~pacted by D.~.R.E. each year; and
~r~g, D.A.R.E. was taught by 3~4 cert~ed D.A.R.E. o~cers ~
Iowa, and over 64,000 Iowa students ~ 414 cities were positively
~pacted ~ 1996; an~
~ere~, D.~.,~. ~, taught by speci~-tra~ed,~nifo~ ~eace
o~cers who have dkect experience ~m c~in~s whose Hves have
been ruined by s~stance ~use and ~olence; and
~gr~g, ~e D~R.E~ prog~qm teaches positive approache~to s~me of
th~ most 4~t ~roblems,~a~ng o~ yo~g people today --
s~stance abuse, ~olence and gangs;
~, t~grg[,rg, I, Nao~ J. No~ck, Mayor 0~ the Ci¢ of Iowa Cid, Iowa, do hereby proclaim Ap~ 10, 1997, to be
in Iowa Cid, Iowa and ~ge a~ citizens to become aware of t~s program.
Mayor
~igne~ ~ Iow, Ci¢~ Iowa, "~""" :~
~is 8th day o~ Ap~, 1997. , ~. :~:~:~ .~. ~
D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance
ways to resist peer pressure to
or to join gangs, and
) t%ach~es young
with drugs and
D.A~.~s. teache
· snch
maintaining
re
skills (ways to say "NO"),
recognlzin~ and resisting
assessing ris~s, and making
of
nation's
~ere~, ove~r 5
positively
erect, D.A.R.E. was
Iowa, and over 64
impacted in 1996
who
been ruined
the
facing
gangS;
Iowa
.E. is ta~ug~t by than 25,000 trained officers in
United States approximately 70 percent of the
districts;
through 12th grade students are
R.E. each year; and
by 314 certified D.A.R.E. officers in
owa students in 414 cities were positively
~tance
s to
people
speclallv-trained uniformed p~eace
· with criminals whose lives have
and violence; and
success teaching positive
of t~he most difficult problems
,tance abuse, violence and
Naomi J. Novick
proclaim
the City of Iowa City,
to be
Iowa and urge all citizens to become
in Iowa Citx Iowa,
8th day of Ap~I, 1997.
this program.
~[~r~tI~, the foundation of a humane and just society is the people's
willingness to work together for the common good; and
~li)ett~, experience teaches us that government by itself cannot solve
all of our nation's social problems; and
~[~)~r~I~, our country's volunteer force of 93 million people is a great
treasure; and
~)~rea~, self-sacrificing individuals mobilized to help others can stem
the tide of poverty, hunger, homelessness, spouse and child abuse,
and other problems that afflict society; and
~l~er~Ig, the giving of oneself in service to another benefits the giver
and the recipient; and
~reag, it is our City's wish to honor our dedicated volunteers and
celebrate the vokmteer programs which contribute to the quality of
life in our comm~nlty;
~trt[ort, I, Naomi J. Novick, May9r of the City of Iowa C. ity,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of April 13-19, 1997, to l~e
in Iowa Ci.ty, and urge fellow cltlzens to observe this period by
considering l~ow they can donate some of their time and talents to people
in need, or to an important cause or group.
Signed in Iowa Citys Iowa,
tlAs 8th day of April, 1997.
~l~erea_s, the Iowa City C.h. ap,er oC.the Iowa As~soci~at:ion
~ (~¢~)., ~aom~ [o,~,o~a~z~aon~, ~ ~oni~~,~m
Nafion~ ~zociafiop ~Qr.~e ~duca~iop~ of Y.o~ C~dren, are
sportsong ~e Week o~ ~e Yo~g C~d, and
~erea~, c~dren's ~hts a=g n~d~ ar~ of u[~o>t ~po~a~,e
co~~, and the,~qe~ o~e Yo~ C~a~s o~se~e~ ~any
~o cele~rat~ yo~g c~en an~ to ~ease awareness o~c~gcare
~ereag, by q~g a[[~n~on [o ~e pro~rams pre~en[ly ava~able [o o~
young c~4ren, ~ese pro~es~iq~al group~ hope [o ~rove a~
~~ o~ ~ese program~ as wed as [o ~[ia[e new o~e~s,
~[r~ ~ese ~p~ved ~o~s~ sere [o ensue ~a[ o~ y~
c~dre~, regardless o~ ra~[, s~al or~cono~ic s~a~, ~ b~
given ~e oppo~ [o develop in[eHec~aHy, physicaDy and
~erea~, ~oop~raaon ~om home, school and co~~ i~ n~eded to
~ o~ ~e~pons~fies ~o yo~g c~dren, an~
~vrvag~ ~d~re ~s ar~
a necessi~ [o ~a~ ~ ~e wor~ ~orce,
and ~e h~a ~o~k ~a aeaic~ao~ o~ c~a ~e ~o~
apprecia~ ~y ~ paren[s an~ ~e co~u~,
~a~, ~ere[~r~, I,.Nao~.J. N~ck, ~ay~r of ~he Ci~ of Iowa ~i~,
Iowa, do here~y procla~ ~e week o~Ap~ 13-19, 1997, to~e
in Iowa City, and urge all citizens ;to spppor~, ~nd encpurage al~ .q~ our
community organizations wor~ing ~or t~e weU-being o~young chilaren.
.~i~ned~ ir~ Iow~ City, Iowa,
ttrls 8~ aay o~Ap/il, 1997.
I. REAl) YOOR CHILI)'S FAVORITE I~00K
~:.SMILE AT YOUR CHILI)
3.SING A S~IAL SONG WI~ A CHIL9
&,W~I~ ~E NEWS ~ITO~ ~ESSING A
CON~N FO~ AN ISSOE R~9 TO
CHILg~EN
5.~Y GA~ES WI~ YOOR ~IL9
6.~ECY~E TO ~E ~E ENVIrONmENT A
~R ~ TO LI~E
7.G~ YO0~ CHIL~ A LI~Y ~
~.~T ~ NO~ IN YOOR CHILg'S LONCH,
"1 LOVE YO07
~.SENB YOOR ~IL~ A ~RD OR S~LL Gl~
1N ~E ~IL
I0.GIVE YOOR CHILD A~ACKRO~AT ~EeTI~E
II.DEQDE ON A S~(IALTI~E TO ~ WHERE
YOOR ~IL~ ~00SES
I~.~PAIGN FOR QUALI~ CHILe ~RE
I~.SHARE A S~IAL HO~Y WI~ A ~IL9
~RE PROGRA~
I~. HAVE A FAMILY RC~RETAKEN
15. 0~ L~L OR~NI~TIONS TO ~EE
CHILDREN ,I
16. AT ~L TI~E, ~O~SE A 5ERIOOS
(OM~I~ENTARY TOAST ABOOT YOOR ~IL9
17. CONSIDER ~O~IN6 A FOS~R FAMILY
lB. ~T A PIC~RE OF YOOR CHIL~ OR FAMILY
1N YODR WORE~CE
I~. ENCO0~ YOOE ~ OF WORSHIP TO
DEVO~ ONE SERVI~ IN A~IL TO CHILDREN
20. ~T A R[~ OF YOOR ~IL~'5 ART IN
YOOR WORE~CE
21. ~CH YOOR ~lLe TO ~IDE A ~I~E
(00NT TO ZO ~EFO~E YELLING AT YOOR
CHILe
5TOP S~OKIN6
~OY A FIRST Ale KIT
GI?E A ~IL~ ~RE ~O?IDER A ~15E
TAKE A CHILe ~RE ~OVIDER TO LONCH
~0 A SAF~ ~E~ TO ~EE SURE
eANGEROOS ~IALS A~E OOT OF ~CH
IN YOOR HO~E
?$.ATTENI) A MOSICAL CONCERT WITH YOUR
CHILI)
Z~/. BOY A SAVING I~ONI) FOR YOUR CHILI)
30. PAINT A T-SHIRT WITH YOUR CHILI)
31. SEN[;) FLOWERS TO YOUR CHILI)
3;~.I)O COtv~,AUNITY SERVICE WITH YOUR CHILI)
(VISIT A NURSING HOME)
33.k,~AK'E I)INNER - LET YOUR CHILI) CHOOSE
'file MENU ANI) OSE THE "GOOF" I)ISHES
:~--. ARRANGE FOR YOUR CHILI) TO VISIT YOUR
WORKPLACE
35.HAVE A INSII)E SLEEP-OUT WITHSLEEPING
I~AGS
36./~KE I~(JFI~LES
37.LEARNSIGN LANGOAGE
35.ON A CLEAR NIGHT SPREAI) A BLANKET ON
THE GI~SS ANI) LOOK AT THE STARS
3~/.ROOMSERVICE - I~RING YOUR CHILl)A
S/W~LLSNACK AS THEY ARE GETTING
REAI)YFOR ~EI)
4-0. HELP YOUR CHILI) Q~EATE A LIST OF ONE
OR MORE THINGS THEf I)OGOOI) ANI)
POST IT
44. HUG A CHILI)
4-Z. LOOK AT YOOR CHILl) WHILE THEY ARE
SLEEPING
~3. SI~NI) SOME TIME AT TH!i LOCAL TOY
STORE WITH YOUR CHILD
44-. HELP YOUR CHILI) USE "LOVE-WORI)S'~ ANI)
SET AN EXAMPLE
~5.TAKE A WALK WITH YOUR FAMILY
zl~.SIGN UP FOR A FIRST AID CLASS
~7.q-EACH YOUR CHILI) TO SAY 'ffHANK YOU~
IN ANOTHER LANGOAGE
zk~. I~UCKLE UP YOOR SEAT I~ELT AS WELL AS
YOUR CHILI)'S
44. ¢UI)I)LE ON THE COUCH WITH YOUR CHILI)
50. TAKE YOUR CHILD TO A LOCAL MUSEUM
rr.A~LY Yrr..Al~,~ ARE Lrr. AR~Z~O
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE CHILI~REN ANI) THEIR FAMILIES IN THE IOWA C1'~ AREA I~Y
WEARING A Pu~INI~OW RIFFON ~URING WEEK OF THE YOONG CtlILI~, APRIL IZ-I'~, 1':/":/7.
GIVE A RII~I~ON TO:
' YOUR PARENTS - YOUR I~OSS - A CITY OFFICIAL
'YOOR NEIGHI~OR ' YOUR CFIIL~ CARE PROVII)ER - A "IT. ACHER
' YOUR CO'WORKER - AN ORGANIZATION - TO ANYONE YOU AAEET
~gre~, early immunizations for preventable diseases such as measles,
· mumps, nrbella, polio, diphtheria, and tetanus are necessary to
maintain our chil~[ren's health and well-being; and
~i~l§eret~, near¥ 95% of America's four ~nilhon children are fid!y
immunizea by the time they enter school, one-third of ou~r
preschoolers fail to get the proper immunizations and, in the inner
cities, the immnnization rate is as low as 40 to 50 percent; and
~i~l)eve~l~, the Children's Action Network and a coalition of business,
heaJth, government and community organizations, including the
Office o~ the Surgeon General and the CCenters for Disease Control
and Prevention, have joined together to launch the Nationa~
Immunization Campaign; and
~i~l~r~g, during the week of April 20-26, 1997, the National
Immunization Campaign is undertaking an intensive effort to
vaccinate children ~n~er two years at risk for preventable
childhood diseases by expanding clinic hours, incJeasing the
number of immunization screenings at hospitals and c~Acs,
distributing educational materials, and provid:mg access to local
hottines;
_~0W, ~el:e[0r~, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim April 20-26, 1997 to be
in Iowa City and ca~ll upon all the residents of this great ~city to join with
me in supporting the goals and activities of the National Immunization
Campaign to ensure teat our children are fiA[y immnnized by age two.
Signed in Iowa Cid, Iowa,
th~s 8th day of Apr~[, 1997.
o[ owa C tp
~7~rl~, the Crisis Center has prodded '~mvaluable services to our
com!n. unity since 1970~ and .will COnduct Crisis Ce~nter Week
April 21-27, 1997, to observe the 27th anniversary o~ services to
the community, and
~£171~, the ma.ny services of_the Cribsis ~Cente_r tquch the byes of many
people of all ages and backgrounds ~through short-te:.~n counseling~
suicide prevention, intervention and post-vention, info~i~ation and
referral, Food Bank, Project Holi~lay, transient transportation
assistance, and community education, and
~fi~t~jeveaS, the Crisis Center provided mor. e .than 6~5,0~00 service. s duri~ g
1996 through the efforts of 150 dedicated volunteers ~rom the
community, and
~l~l~l~a~, it is fitting that we take notice.o.f and e .xpress appreciation for
the efforts of the Crisis Center stax and volunteers,
ow, t eraore, I, j. Novick, Mayor of .the City of Iowa C. ity,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of April 21-27, 1997, to be
Crisi Cvnt r
in Iowa City and ask all citizens to support the Crisis Center and to
encourage people in need to turn to the Crisis Center for assistance.
Lignec[ in Iowa Ci% Iowa,
s 8th day of April, 1997.
Mayor