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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
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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 4th and May 11th from Brashear High School, Perry High School, and Carrick High School students focusing on the importance of Stranger Awareness; and

WHEREAS, on Wednesday, May 30th, 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 yout...

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