HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation proclaiming the week of April 10-16, 2011 as The Week of the Young Child ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION
THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD
April 10-16,2011
WHEREAS, the Orange County Partnership for Young Children and other local
organizations, in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of Young
Children, are celebrating April 10-16, 2011 as The Week of the Young Child; and
WHEREAS, these organizations are working to improve early learning opportunities,
including early literacy programs, that can provide a foundation of learning for children
in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, teachers and others who make a difference in the lives of young children in
Orange County deserve thanks and recognition; and
WHEREAS, public policies that su p p ort early learning in for all young
childre n are crucial
to young children's futures;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Orange County Board of
Commissioners, do hereby proclaim April 10-16, 2011 as The Week of the Young Child
in Orange County and encourage everyone to work to make a good investment in early
childhood in North Carolina.
This the 5th day of April 2011.
Bernadette Pelissier, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners