https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6381288&GUID=EF31275E-4C49-4D08-83A8-C3480F6F3F4DLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6381288&GUID=EF31275E-4C49-4D08-83A8-C3480F6F3F4DEF31275E-4C49-4D08-83A8-C3480F6F3F4D-2023-10-25-21-55-35Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH 31ST AS RED RIBBON WEEK WHEREAS, Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention awareness program, which is celebrated across the nation the week of October 23, 2023, and WHEREAS, The National Family Partnership started Red Ribbon Week after the death of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who was brutally tortured and murdered in 1985 by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico, and WHEREAS, Today, millions of citizens demonstrate their commitment to drug-free lifestyles by wearing red ribbons and participating in drug prevention activities, and WHEREAS, Alcohol and drug abuse affects individuals, families, and communities across the nation, and WHEREAS, It is imperative that visible, unified efforts by community members be launched to prevent drug abuse, and WHERAS, Business, government, law enforcement, media, health care providers, religious institutions, schools, and other community-based organizations will demonstrate their commitment tWed, 25 Oct 2023 21:55:35 GMT