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Presented by Mr. Ravenstahl
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WHEREAS, October 2004 is National Crime Prevention Month, and;
WHEREAS, to join in these efforts in Pittsburgh, a program sponsored by the Allegheny General Hospital Auxiliary and the Allegheny General Hospital-North Side Leadership Conference Partnership, on "Stranger Danger Awareness" will be conducted throughout the month of October, and;
WHEREAS, the disappearance and murder of East Allegheny resident Scott Drake was the catalyst for the Stranger Danger Awareness Program on the North Side, and;
WHEREAS, the program is in its fourth year of targeting students in North Side Elementary Schools - this year being at the Allegheny Traditional Academy, Clayton Elementary School and Northview Heights Academy, and;
WHEREAS the program is being led this year by Julia Meisel and Joseph Rosenberg from Taylor Allderdice High School, Dorian Gibbs and William Jackson from Oliver High School and Jamie Galvin and Michael Morris from Perry Traditional Academy, and;
WHEREAS the elementary students receive three days of instruction from Taylor Allderdice, Oliver High School, Perry Traditional Academy and Langley High School students focusing on the importance of Stranger Danger Awareness on October 15, 22 and 29, and;
WHEREAS the program will conclude with a performance for students by David Grover and the Big Bear Band on Wednesday, November 3 and Thursday, November 4, and;
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh wishes to recognize, commend and thank the following individuals for their participation in this program:
Sandra Bonnet, President & Betty Lange, Treasurer, AGH Auxiliary;
Debra Caplan, Sr. Vice President, AGH;
Susan Chersky, AGH/ North Side Partnership Coordinator, North Side Leadership Conference;
Julia Meisel and Joseph Rosenberg, Student Leaders, Taylor Allderdice High School;
Dorian Gibbs and William Jackson, Student Leaders, Oliver High School;
Jamie Galvin and Michael Morris, Student Leader, Perry Traditional Academy;
Mary Beth Herzberger, Principal, Allegheny Traditional Academy;
Viola Burgess, Principal, Clayton Elementary School;
Vera Garmon, Principal, Northview Heights Academy;
Dr. Robert McMurray, Principal, Taylor Allderdice High School;
Amy Davies, Student Advisor, Youth Crime Watch, Taylor Allderdice High School;
Mr. Tawayne Weems, Principal, Oliver High School;
Stacy Shiring-Serenari, Start on Success Transition Instructor, Oliver High School;
Robert Miller, Principal, Perry Traditional Academy;
Michael Rymniak, Start on Success Transition Instructor, Perry Traditional Academy;
Mrs. Linda Baehr, Principal, Langley High School;
Dr. Kaye Cupples, Executive Director Program for Students with Disabilities, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Stacie Dojonovic, Start on Success Transition Facilitator, Pittsburgh Public Schools;
Kathleen Choate, Start on Success Transition Instructor, Pittsburgh Public Schools;
Taylor Allderdice students; Ashley Anderson, Kevin Ankney, Jean Bartholomew, Anya Bergman, Rayna Bonnett, Rachel Christy, Bud Coulson, Laura Dwyer, Dan Grave, Adriana Hammer, Lindsay Handshue, Kana Hatakeyama, Beth Kaiserman, Sassi Kerpedjieva, Lili Knezevich, Julia Kramkova, Maya Krasnow, Julia Meisel, Geovanni Miller, Lily Radkoff, Ingrida Ramanaviciene, Nathan Resnick-Day, Joseph Rosenberg, Sarah Rosenberg, Ben Samson, Jackie Scholl, Sara Shaw, Caitlin Sheetz, Sam Trichtinger, Emily Watkins, and Emma Wettstein,
Oliver High School students; Dominic Casson, Jaron Crew, Anthony Frazier, Dorian Gibbs, Kirk Haynes II, William Jackson, Steven Kennedy, Lashawna McCullough, Brian McFarland, Fredrick Murphy, Duane Nauman, Tristian Phillips, Joshua Smith, and Brittany Wade
Perry Traditional Academy students; Anthony Windhurst, Jamie Galvin, Ariel Greene, Michael Morris, Khandice Hager,Rhea Schweizer, Louis Faulk, Francisco Sanchez, Michael Grguras, Dorothy Hill, Monique Lowry, Tabetha Lunsford, Samantha Craig, David Rice, Brandon Morgan, Kevin Salamacha, Erick Chisom, Robert Lorenz, Jared Williams, Greg Schweizer, and Donn Connor
Langley High School students; Mark Boden, Kevin Lynch and Zachary Murray
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares Tuesday, October 26th, 2004 as Stranger Danger Awareness Day in the City of Pittsburgh;