HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-10-21 Proclamation~1[~1~1~, the ability to communicate clearly is a vital skill that can
overcome barriers to effective performance, and
~l[~rl~a~, Toastmasters International performs a valuable service to its
members by helping them to develop their communication skills,
and
Toastmasters Club holds regular meetings in Iowa City, and
~l[~r~, Toastmasters members in business, schools, communities and
organizations are dedicated to halping people from all walks of life
improve their communications and leadership skills.
...-,-,-,-,-,-,-,q~O~, ~:1~0'~, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do
hereby proclaim the 21st day of October, 1997 as
in Iowa City, Iowa.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 21st day of October, 1997.
(j M~yor
~!~1:~i~, somewhere in the nation, a residential fire occurs about every
66 seconds resulting in annroxlmately 3,000 deaths, 50,000-
' 100,000 injuries ariar $3.1 l~fllion damage to homes; and
f~t~l~l:l~1t~, about 88 percent of American homes have smoke detectors,
~however, nea~rl~ one-third do not work because of worn or missing
batteries; anct
erea , smoke detector maintenance is one of the simplest, most
effective~ways~to ,re~duce horace fire ,dea~s and,inim~,',.e~s, effectrely
cutting the risl~ o~ ~t ~y;ing in a l~ome tire l~y nearly l~aLt l~y p. rovlcting
an earIy warning anlt critical extra seconds to escape; anal
~1:1~I~, the designation of a special day to remind residents of Iowa
City to change the batteries in their smoke detectors,~ ~timed t,o
coincide witl~ the fall ritual of changing clocks. wonlrt great~ly
diminish the chance of this tragedy oc~rring in ~owa City; and
t eve g, October 26, 1997, is the day Americans change their clocks
from daylight savings time to standard time;
aw, _ ere are,J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iow.a City, Iowa,
do hereby proclaim the day of October 26, 1997, to be
in Iowa City and urge all residents to change their smoke detector
batteries andto instal~ smoke detectors if they ~on't have them.
.igned in Iowa City, Iowa,
s 21st day of October, 1997.
~~a~, the vitality of our community dep~ends on how safe we keep
our homes, neighborhoods, and work places; and
~r~, crime and fear destroy o.~r t .ru.~t in ~others and in in~titntions,
threatening the community's health and prosperity; and
~rl~, the personal inim~r, financial loss, and community
deterioration res~Ating ~rom crime are intolerable and require
action by the whole community; and
uhereas., ~m~ prevention initiatives .m,ust go beyon,,d self protecti,on
and securi~ to promote collaborative e~orts to make
neighborhoods safe for all ages and to develop positive edncational
an~recreational opportunities for young people; and
~§~l?a~, effective crime preventio,n and ,intervention,programs excel
because o~ partnerships among law enforcement, ot~er governmen~t
agencies, civic gronps, schools, faith coremrarities, busin~es~ses, and~
individn~ls as ~ey~help to nnrture communal responsibility and
instill pride;
2t~OW, t~trt[0re, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim October 25-31, 1997 as
rime re entian
in Iowa City and urge all citizens, governmen~t agencies, . public and
~rivate institutions, and businesses to recognize the power o~ prevention
a'nd work together for the common good.
.igned in ~Iowa. City, ~Iowa,
s 21st day o~ October, 1997.
What is Project Safe Place?
Project Safe Place is an innovative program designed to assist
youth and families in crisis situations. The program began in
Louisville, Kentucky in 1983 as an outreach effort of the Y~CA
Center for Youth Alternatives, which is short term shelter for
youth at risk. Its success has prompted the implementation of
Project Safe Place in over one hundred cities in the United States.
The program works by creating a network of "Safe Places":
businesses and public locations that display the Safe Place logo on
their premises. Any youth in trouble knows that he or she can
enter a location bearing this sign and request help. An employee
will provide the youth with a secure place to wait while the local
youth shelter is contacted. The shelter then dispatches a trained
volunteer to the Safe Place site to offer assistance and provide
transportation to the shelter facility if necessary.
Project Safe Place is not a complex program to implement and the
rewards are tremendous. Cities around the country that have
adopted this program have found that youth are more likely to ask
for help when a Safe Place site is available in their neighborhood.
Safe Place has proven to be a viable option for youth who were
contemplating leaving home and trying to solve their problems
alone.
This program has proven very effective at reaching youth in the
early state of crisis, which gives the youth a much better chance
of effecting a lasting resolution to the problem. In 1986,
President Ronald Reagan recognized Project Safe Place with a
Presidential Citation for Private Sector Initiatives. The program
was cited as an excellent example of businesses and non-profit
agencies combining efforts to improve the community. The National
League of Cities lauded Project Safe Place as The Most Innovative
City Program in 1988.
The ultimate goal of Project Safe Place is to establish one uniform
sign-the Safe Place sign-which signals help to youth everywhere.
~l~r~a~, home health care is the oldest and most enduring tradition of
health service delivery in the United States of America; and
~l~re~, home health caregiverS provide a wide range of high-quality
services to mothers and infants, the ill, elderly, disabled and infirm;
and surveys show that most people prefer to receive medical care and
related supportive services in their own homes; and
'~I~ere~,~, home hea~th care is recognized as an effective and economical
alternative to unnecessary institutional placement; and
'~erea~, home health caregivers respect their chents' dignity and promote
the quality and independence of their clients' everyday lives;
~oW, t~r~for~, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa
do hereby recognize the month of November, 1997 as
in Iowa City and urge all citizens to honor the efforts of home health
caregivers who provide such important services to their communities locally
and nationally.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 21st day of October, 1997.