HomeMy Public PortalAbout2024.02.16 Day of Hope ProclamatiionCity of McCall
Day of Hope February 16, 2024
Proclamation
WHEREAS, in 2018 suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the United States;
and
WHEREAS, 48,344 Americans died by suicide, with 1,400,000 suicide attempts
nationwide in the same year; and
WHEREAS, Idaho ranked 12th in the nation in suicide. The rate is 1.4 times higher
than the national average; and the 9th most common cause of death.
NOW, THEREFORE, and I, Robert S. Giles the Mayor of the City of McCall with the
consent of the McCall City Council have the distinct honor of proclaiming February
16, 2024 as:
Day of Hope
in the City of McCall and encourage all citizens to join together in the community in
any way that is personally meaningful.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
at the City of McCall in Idaho on this 8 day of February
in the year of 2024.
Robert S. Giles, Mayor