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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RECOGNIZING AUGUST 1ST AS ANNUAL FAMILY DAY
WHEREAS, Family Day is an annual holiday that is acknowledged every year on August 1st as a day to honor the true importance and value that a family brings each of us; and
WHEREAS, Family day is a specific time set aside to give reverence and respect to the group that shapes our identity, our thoughts, behavior, and action; and
WHEREAS, Family Organization Concentrating on Unity and Strength (F.O.C.U.S.) puts the highest regard to Family Day; celebrating it as an opportunity for us to give special thanks to our fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and all those who guided, cared, nurtured, and loved us; and
WHEREAS, F.O.C.U.S.’s Family Day offers a special moment for everyone to come together as family, with family, while enjoying each other’s company; and
WHEREAS, F.O.C.U.S. believes that Family Day is also a time to discuss ideas on how to strengthen the family. It is a day to talk, plan, and reminisce; and
WHEREAS, on Saturday, August 6, 2016, the Family Organization Concentrating on Unity and Strength will hold its annual Family Day in Chicago, Illinois.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the President and Cook County Board of Commissioners that August 1st may be acknowledged a Family Day in Chicago in celebration of the invaluable contribution of family.
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