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RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FE$RUARY 22 - MARCH 31, 1986
AS FAMILY COMMUNICATION WEEKS
WHEREAS, parents are the mast important teachers in their children's
lives in aTl areas including sharing values and learning about adolescent
development as an integral part of normal life; and
WHEREAS, the family Communication Program has been awarded a State
Department of Health Services grant to conduct a community based, multimedia
outreach project focusing attention on the importance of family communication
to curb the rising number of unplanned teenage pregnancies; and
WHEREAS, activities and events will be concentrated in Butte, Glenn,
Shasta, Tehama and Trinity Counties from February through March; and
WHEREAS, the goals and objectives of the Family Communication Program
are 1) to increase the quality and quantity of verbal communication between
parents and their children about human sexuality in terms of family values in
the home; and 2) to heighten parent/child awareness about various community
resources available to assist them in becoming better communicators; and 3)
to involve diverse community organizations including churches, educational,
civic, medical and social service groups in sponsoring workshops and events
for parents and/or children; and 4) to address the problem of unintended teenage
pregnancies through a cooperative effort, aimed at supporting the family unit
in its task of helping adolescents make wiser decisions through improved family
communication about sensitive subjects and family values in the home.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Butte County Board of Supervisors
proclaims February 22 through March 31, 1986, "Family Communication Weeks" and
urges all Butte County citizens to participate in and support upcoming activities,
workshops and media coverage that will take place during this period.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors, County of Butte, this
4th day of February, 1986, by the followi ng vote:
AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Fulton, McInturf, Wheeler and Chairman McLaughlin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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ED McLAUGHLIN, Chai~man of the
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
MARTIN J. NICHOLS, Chief Administrative
Officer and Clerk of the Board
BY ,