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WHEREAS, throughout the month of May, Allegheny General Hospital Auxiliary and the Allegheny General Hospital-Northside Leadership Conference Partnership co-sponsor Stranger Awareness programs; and
WHEREAS, the disappearance and murder of East Allegheny resident Scott Drake was the catalyst for the Stranger Awareness program on Pittsburgh's Northside; and
WHEREAS, in its eleventh year, students in Northside Elementary Schools (King Elementary School and Spring Hill Elementary School) will receive two days of instruction from Oliver High School, Perry Traditional Academy, and Brashear High School students focusing on the importance of Stranger Awareness on May 4 and May 11; and
WHEREAS, on Friday, May 18, 2012, the program will conclude with a performance for students by David Grover and the Big Bear Band; and
WHEREAS, the following individuals and organizations have offered support and partnered with this year's Stranger Awareness event:
The AGH Auxiliary Board; Mary Warde, President;
Debra Caplan, Sr. Vice President, AGH;
Mark T. Fatla, Esq. Executive Director, Northside Leadership Conference;
Laura Smith, AGH/Northside Partnership Coordinator, Northside Leadership Conference;
Alicia Joynson, Start On Success Acting Transition Facilitator, Pittsburgh Public Schools;
Todd Van Horn, Principal, Spring Hill Elementary;
Jennifer Mikula, Principal, King Elementary;
Shana Nelson, Co-Principal, King Elementary;
Nina Sacco, Principal, Perry Traditional Academy;
Dennis Chakey, Principal, Oliver High School;
John Vater, Principal, Brashear High School;
Brad Ward, Start On Success Transition Instructor, Perry Traditional Academy;
Michael Rymniak, Start On Success Transition Instructor, Oliver High School;
Belinda Beaman, Start On Success Transition Instructor, Brashear High School;
Perry Traditional Academy students;
Oliver High School students;
Brashear High School students;
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and honor Allegheny General Hospital, its Auxiliary organization, the Northside Leadership Conference, and our students and teachers, for their commitment to educating local youth and making their lives safer through the Stranger Awareness Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the month of May 2012, to be "Stranger Awareness Month" in the City of Pittsburgh.