File #: 24-5152    Version: 1 Name: Honoring Red Ribbon Week 2024
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 9/9/2024 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 9/19/2024 Final action: 9/19/2024
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 23, 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2024 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, 2024, 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 WHEREAS, Business, government, law enforcement, media, health care providers, religio...
Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, MONICA GORDON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, MICHAEL SCOTT JR., TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 23, 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2024 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, 2024, 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

 

WHEREAS, Business, government, law enforcement, media, health care providers, religious institutions, schools, and other community-based organizations will demonstrate their commitment to healthy, drug-free lifestyles by participating in drug prevention activities and wearing red ribbons, and

 

WHEREAS, Cook County would like to encourage participation in drug prevention education activities throughout the year, and not only during Red Ribbon Week, and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby recognize October 23-31, 2024 as Red Ribbon Week in Cook County; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and an official copy of same be presented to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Chicago Field Division.

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