City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2004-0768

• File #: 2004-0768
• Version: 1
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/26/2004
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/26/2004
• Enactment date: 10/26/2004
• Enactment #: 513
• Title: 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;
• Sponsors: Luke Ravensthal, Len Bodack, Twanda Carlisle, Alan Hertzberg, Jim Motznik, William Peduto, Gene Ricciardi, Douglas Shields
• Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. RAVENSTAHL

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/26/2004	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass

Presenter
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, S...