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PROCLOMOT/ON • WHEREAS, on Saturday, September v4, i994 at Charlottesville High School, the Charlottesville Police Officer's Association and the Charlottesville Police Deportment will sponsor "You've Got a Friend,,, an event which will enable the police to reach out to the Charlottesville community, specifically targeting children in grades H through 6th , in an interactive environment in order to highligh t who the police are and what they do for the community; and WHCRCHS, thegoals of "You've Gota Friend"areas follows: To bring back the role model image of the police officer, To concentrate on the community's children in grades ff-6th, promoting abetter understanding of why the police are their "friends; " To reach out to the members of the community who do not hove frequentcon fact with the police, but who would support their efforts in the community if they had a betterunderstanding of who they are and what they do; To develop a sense of unity between the I ocal low enforcemen tagencies To present the Charlottesville Police Oepartmentand the Citgmonagement to the community as an organization that is there to serve the community, To reach out to the neighborhoods within the community that may see the police as "outsiders"and to reaffirm the idea that the police are there to serve everyone equally and fairly; and • - To educate the community on how they can work with the police to create asofer environment. WHCRCHS, approximately lso law enforcement representatives, services organization representatives and other volunteers are empected to be present over the duration or thee vent; and WHCRCHS, "You've Got a Friend" will serve as an introduction to the community of a new understanding that will hopefully develop between the community's youth and the police and will be reinforced throughout the year with other events and activities. NOW, THEREFORE, /, David J. Toscano, Mayor of the City of Charlottesville, do hereby proclaim Saturday, Septembers¢, 2994 as "YOU' VC GOTH FR/ENO' OHY, and call upon all citizens to participate in "You've Got a friend" activities and to help the police in their efforts to macre this a betterand soler community in which to live. Signed and sealed this 6th dog of September, -z994. • David J. Toscano, Mayor City of Charlottesville