City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2018-0456

• File #: 2018-0456
• Version: 1
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 5/8/2018
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/8/2018
• Final action: 5/8/2018
• Enactment date: 5/8/2018
• Enactment #: 304
• Effective date: 5/8/2018
• Title: 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 2018, to be "Stranger Awareness Month" in the City of Pittsburgh.
• Sponsors: Darlene M. Harris, All Members
• Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MRS. HARRIS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/8/2018	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass

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WHEREAS, during 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 seventeenth year, students in Northside Elementary Schools (Propel Northside and Northside Catholic) will receive two days of instruction on May 4^th and May 11^th from Brashear High School, Perry High School, and Carrick High School students focusing on the importance of Stranger Awareness; and

WHEREAS, on Wednesday, May 30^th, 2018, the program will conclude with a performance for students by Josh and Gab, a nationally known children’s music duo; and

WHEREAS, the following individuals and organizations have offered support and partnered with this year’s Stranger Awareness event:

The AGH Auxiliary Board; Susan Liebert, President

Mark T. Fatla, Esq. Executive Director, Northside Leadership Conference

Lauren Belayneh, AGH-Northside Partnership Coordinator, Northside Leadership Conference

Ashley McFall, Start On Success Transition Facilitator, Pittsburgh Public Schools

Rosanne Kwiatkowski, Principal, Northside Catholic

Angela Taylor, Principal, Propel Northside

Meghan Lawrence, Assistant Principal, Propel Northside

Brad Ward, Start On Success Transition Instructor, Perry High School

Kristi Pruszenski, Start On Success Transition Instructor, Carrick High School

Alan Crawford, Start On Success Transition Instructor, Brashear High School

Perry High School Students

Carrick 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 2018, to be “Stranger Awareness Month” in the City of Pittsburgh.