[ October 20, 2020 ] PROCLAMATION

2020 PICKENS COUNTY RED RIBBON WEEK
OCTOBER 23 - OCTOBER 31, 2020
"BE HAPPY. BE BRAVE. BE DRUG FREE."

WHEREAS, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE IN THIS NATION HAVE REACHED EPIDEMIC STAGES AND CONTINUES TO BE A THREAT TO THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN PICKENS COUNTY, AND THE CITY OF JASPER,

WHEREAS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT VISIBLE, UNIFIED PREVENTION EDUCATION EFFORTS BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS BE LAUNCHED TO ELIMINATE THE DEMAND FOR DRUGS; AND

WHEREAS, THE NATIONAL RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN OFFERS CITIZENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLES (NO USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS, NO ILLEGAL USE OF LEGAL DRUGS); AND

WHEREAS, BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, PARENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDIA, MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, SCHOOLS, SENIOR CITIZENS, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND YOUTH WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMIIMENT TO HEALTHY, DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLES BY WEARING AND DISPLAYING RID RIBBONS DURING THIS WEEK-LONG CAMPAIGN; AND

WHEREAS, PICKENS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF JASPER ARE JOINING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION IN THE CELEBRATION OF RED RIBBON WEEK AND A DRUG FREE LIFESTYLE, AND

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, ROBERT P. JONES, CHAIRMAN, PICKENS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, AND STEVE LAWRENCE, MAYOR, CITY OF JASPER, DO HEREBY PRCOCLAIM THE DAYS OF OCTOBER 23-OCTOBER 31, 2020 AS

RED RIBBON WEEK

IN PICKENS COUNTY, AND THE CITY OF JASPER, CALL UPON EVERYONE TO RAISE TIIE STANDARD OF A DRUG FREE PICKENS BY WEARING OR DISPLAYING A RED RIBBON, AND BY PARTICIPATING IN THE WIDE ARRAY OF DRUG PREVENTION ACTIVITIES DURING RED RIBBON WEEK.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, WE HAVE HEREUNTO SET OUR HANDS THIS 19th DAY OF OCTOBER, IN THE YEAR OF 2020.