|
Requesting a Proclamation from a Governor or Mayor
Ask your governor or mayor to consider issuing a proclamation
declaring October 18"Lights On Afterschool! Day."
Lights On Afterschool! is an opportunity to commit your
community to engaging and innovative afterschool programs
and activities and to connect your community and programs
to the national afterschool movement. Below is some
sample language for a proclamation declaring October
18 "Lights On Afterschool! Day" and affirming
that afterschool is the key to kids' success.
Sample Proclamation for Governors and Mayors
Keeping the Lights On After School: A Proclamation
WHEREAS, the citizens of [Name of State or Town]
stand firmly committed to quality afterschool programs
and opportunities because they:
- Provide safe, challenging, engaging and fun learning
experiences to help children and youth develop their
social, emotional, physical, cultural and academic
skills.
- Support working families by ensuring their children
are safe and productive after the regular school day
ends.
- Build stronger communities by involving our students,
parents, business leaders and adult volunteers in
the lives of our young people, thereby promoting positive
relationships among children, youth, families and
adults.
- Engage families, schools and diverse community partners
in advancing the welfare of our children.
WHEREAS, [Name of Program] has provided significant
leadership in the area of community involvement in the
education and well-being of our youth, grounded in the
principle that quality afterschool programs are key
to helping our children become successful adults.
WHEREAS, Lights On Afterschool!, a national celebration
of afterschool programs on October 18 promotes the
critical importance of quality afterschool programs
in the lives of children, their families and their communities.
WHEREAS, more than 28 million children in the U.S. have parents who work outside the home, and 14.3 million children have no place to go after school.
WHEREAS, many afterschool programs across the country are facing funding
shortfalls so severe that they are being forced to close their doors and turn off their lights.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that I, [Name of Governor/Mayor]
do hereby proclaim October 18, 2007, as "Lights On
Afterschool! Day"; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
this [governor/mayor] enthusiastically endorses
Lights On Afterschool! and commits our [state/community]
to engage in innovative afterschool programs and activities
that ensure the lights stay on and the doors stay open
for all children after school.
|
