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WHEREAS, the City of Cape Canaveral recognizes the importance of parents
talking with their teens about alcohol; and
WHEREAS, high school students who use alcohol or other substances are five
times more likely to drop out of school or believe good grades are not important; and
WHEREAS, teen alcohol use kills about 6,000 people each year, more than all
other illegal drugs combined; and
WHEREAS, the majority of kids say their parents are their primary influence
when it comes to decisions about drinking alcohol; and
WHEREAS, PowerTalk 21® day is established on April 21, 2013 to encourage
parents and caregivers to embrace their important role in influencing America's youth
and their decisions about drinking alcohol; and
WHEREAS, to equip parents to talk with their teens about alcohol, MADD
Central Florida Affiliate will offer a free community parent workshop to give parents the
tools in a parent handbook to effectively talk to their teens about alcohol; and
WHEREAS, these local parent workshops, also replicated across the country, will
offer parents a research-based parent handbook to help them talk with their teens about
alcohol and encourage adults to consider creating a safer community by becoming
involved in reducing underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, I urge all citizens to join in the local and national efforts to raise
awareness of the importance of parents and teens talking together about alcohol in order
to reduce the risks and dangers posed to teens and communities; and
NOW, THEREFORE, do I Rocky Randels, Mayor of the City Cape Canaveral,
do hereby proclaim, April 21St to be:
PowerTalk 21TM Day
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