HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation - Public Health Month Proclamation READ-A-WEEK PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, The Orange County Board of Commissioners, the Orange County School
Board,the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board and numerous community agencies have
launched a countywide literacy initiative, ORANGE COUNTY READS, to bring public
notice to the importance of reading and to maximize community and school resources to
strengthen parental literacy skills to further maximize the opportunities for school-age
children to succeed; and
WHEREAS, ORANGE COUNTY READS is sponsoring the county's first Read-A-
Week; and
WHEREAS, This event will take place April 10-17, 2000 with its sponsors hoping to
reach every citizen and resident in Orange County; so
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners do
hereby proclaim April 10-17, 2000 as Read-A-Week in Orange County and urge all
citizens to support this most worthwhile effort to make literacy a traditional part of our
countywide activities.
This the 4th day of April 2000.
c Aoes Carey, Jr., Chair7�