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File #: 2016-0323    Version: 1
Type: Proclamation Status: Adopted
File created: 4/19/2016 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/19/2016 Final action: 4/19/2016
Enactment date: 4/19/2016 Enactment #: 198
Effective date: 4/19/2016    
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 2016, to be "Stranger Awareness Month" in the City of Pittsburgh.
Sponsors: Darlene M. Harris, All Members
Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MRS. HARRIS
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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 fifteenth year, students in Propel Northside and Northside Catholic will receive two days of instruction from Brashear, Perry, and Westinghouse students focusing on the importance of Stranger Awareness on April 8th and April 15th; and,

WHEREAS, on Friday, April 22, 2016, the program will conclude with a performance for students by Grover's Gang, a nationally known children's band; and,

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

The AGH Auxiliary Board; Andrea Joubert, President;
Robert Tobin, Vice President of Operations, AGH;
Mark T. Fatla, Esq. Executive Director, Northside Leadership Conference;
Allana Curington, AGH-Northside Partnership Coordinator, Northside Leadership Conference;
Ashley McFall, Start On Success Transition Facilitator, Pittsburgh Public Schools;
Erin McClay, Principal, Spring Hill K - 5;
Melissa Cujas, Education Coordinator, Spring Garden Early Childhood;
Molly O'Malley-Argueta, Principal, Allegheny K - 5;
Kimberly Safran, Principle, Brashear High School;
Dr. Dennis Chakey, Principal, Perry High School;
LouAnn Zwieryznski, Principal, Westinghouse 6 - 12;
Brad Ward, Start On Success Transition Instructor, Perry Traditional Academy;
Michael Rymniak, Start On Success Transition Instructor, Brashear High School;
Perry, Brashear, and Westinghouse 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 tea...

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