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<br />Proclamation Resolution <br />No. ~?""~~I <br /> <br />October of2007 is proclaimed as <br /> <br />Domestic Violence Awareness Month <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the community problem of domestic violence has become a critical <br />public health and welfare concern in Anoka County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, domestic violence is a crime, the commission of which will not be <br />tolerated in Anoka County and perpetrators of said crime are subject to prosecution and <br />conviction in accordance with the law; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, over thousands of women and children have and will continue to access <br />assistance from Alexandra House, Inc., a domestic violence service provider; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, domestic violence will be eliminated through community partnerships of <br />concerned individuals and organizations working together to prevent abuse while at the <br />same time effecting social and legal change; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Anoka County <br />organizations will inform area residents about domestic violence, its prevalence, <br />consequences and what we, as a concerned community can do to eliminate its existence. <br /> <br />N OW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND KNOWN TO ALL that <br />~ ~",Iy,fJ ~~~ob"'Vl J I~ proclaims October to be <br />Domestic Violence Awareness Month on /I.~~.; ~ PI! ~ <br />. '-1r17C~~ ~ fI1tVr <br /> <br />./h1 <br />77 <br />