HomeMy Public PortalAbout99 School's Open Safety WeekRichard A. Rock
PRESIDENT
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Stephen J. Calabrese
VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD John H. Cherry
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Steven L. Rathbun
"SCHOOL'S OPEN SAFETY WEEK" PROCLAMATION Raymond Smolich
Susan Janik
WHEREAS, AAA School Safety Patrol members in bright-orange Patrol belts soa~"-V0~ c~~RK
be an duty guiding their fellow students as they cross busy intersections near the
schools; and
WHEREAS, the student Safety Patrols, pioneered by the AAA-Chicago Motor Club in
1920, provide life-saving protection for thousands of school children statewide;
WHEREAS, approximately 500,000 youngsters from 50,000 schaals serve on AAA
School Safety Patrols; and 31 foreign countries now have Patrol programs; and
WHEREAS, the AAA Safety Patrol service program has been credited with helping to
achieve the dramatic decrease in pedestrian death rates for children between the ages
of five and fourteen in the United States; and
WHEREAS, members of the AAA School Safety Patrol selflessly devote their time and
safeguard the lives of fellow classmates walking to and from school and the schoal bus
stop; and
WHEREAS, members of the AAA School Safety Patrol perform a valuable community
service every day of the Schaal year in a responsible, effective manner; and
WHEREAS, the AAA Schaal Safety Patrol program acquaints children with a better
knowledge of traffic hazards and safe pedestrian practices; and
WHEREAS, the program offers young citizens the opportunity to assume responsibility
in the community; and
WHEREAS, motorists must be alert for children at school crossings, review and follow
the rules of the road as they apply to school zones, and respect AAA Schaol Safety
Patrol members performing their duties;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Richard A. Rack, Mayor of Plainfield, proclaim August 23-29,
1999, as "SCHOOL'S OPEN SAF WEEK" in~Plainfield.
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RICHARD A. ROCK
DATED: August 16, 1999
530 W. LOCKPORT STREET, SUITE 206 •PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS 60544 (815) 436-7093 Fax (815) 436-1950