File #: 14-2458    Version: 1 Name: DÍA DEL NIÑO (CHILDREN’S DAY)
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 4/7/2014 In control: Garcia
On agenda: 4/9/2014 Final action: 4/9/2014
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 30TH, 2014 AS D?A DEL NI?O (CHILDREN'S DAY) WHEREAS, Chicago D?a de los Ni?os/Celebrating Young Americans Parade, in its 14th year, is attended annually by more than 5,000 children and their families, striving to raise awareness of the importance of education for their children; and WHEREAS, children are a precious treasure, whose resulting world view as influenced and shaped by their families and environment will dictate our future societies and policies; and WHEREAS, children, as citizens of the world, need emotional and physical stability, not only from their families but from society as a whole to develop confidence, empathy and courage; and WHEREAS, children need healthy surroundings to grow, learn, excel, be happy and not be separated from their families; and WHEREAS, Cook County has worked to provide safe and loving environments for children, enacting its Protection of Minors Ordinance and Child Support Resolution; and W...
Sponsors: JESÚS G. GARCÍA, JOHN P. DALEY, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), EDWIN REYES, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

PROCLAIMING APRIL 30TH, 2014 AS D?A DEL NI?O (CHILDREN'S DAY)

WHEREAS, Chicago D?a de los Ni?os/Celebrating Young Americans Parade, in its 14th year, is attended annually by more than 5,000 children and their families, striving to raise awareness of the importance of education for their children; and

WHEREAS, children are a precious treasure, whose resulting world view as influenced and shaped by their families and environment will dictate our future societies and policies; and

WHEREAS, children, as citizens of the world, need emotional and physical stability, not only from their families but from society as a whole to develop confidence, empathy and courage; and

WHEREAS, children need healthy surroundings to grow, learn, excel, be happy and not be separated from their families; and

WHEREAS, Cook County has worked to provide safe and loving environments for children, enacting its Protection of Minors Ordinance and Child Support Resolution; and

WHEREAS, Cook County should have an established date to recognize the achievements and value of its children, a day that commemorates the lives of our pride and joy-our future; and

WHEREAS, D?a del Ni?o (Children's Day) is celebrated on April 30th in M?xico and other countries recognizing and acknowledging every child on earth; and

WHEREAS, Children of the Latino community have much to contribute to the future of Cook County; and

WHEREAS, this year the Chicago D?a de los Ni?os/Celebrating Young Americans Parade and Celebration with its theme, Education: Every Child, Every DREAM, will be held on Saturday, April 26th, kicking off at the Plaza Tenochtitl?n on 18th Street and Blue Island Avenue, followed by a Fiesta at Harrison Park on 18th Street and Wood Street; and

WHEREAS, by celebrating D?a del Ni?o (Children's Day) on April 30, 2014, we are making a commitment to children that we will continue to listen, teach and nurture them.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED...

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