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 DÍA DEL NIÑO (CHILDREN'S DAY)
 
WHEREAS, Chicago Día de los Niños/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, Día del Niño (Children's Day) is celebrated on April 30th in México 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 Día de los Niños/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 Tenochtitlán on 18th Street and Blue Island Avenue, followed by a Fiesta at Harrison Park on 18th Street and Wood Street; and
 
WHEREAS, by celebrating Día del Niño (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 THAT the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby proclaim April 30, 2014 to be Día del Niño (Children's Day) in the County of Cook; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, this text be spread upon the proceedings of this Honorable Body and that a suitable copy of this Resolution be presented to the Chicago Día de Los Niños Parade and Celebration Committee in recognition of their efforts to honor the children of Cook County.
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