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WHEREAS, June 2, 2020 would have been the 23nd birthday of Hadiya Pendleton, a teenager <br />who marched in President Obama's second inaugural parade and was tragically shot and killed <br />just weeks later; and <br />WHEREAS, to help honor Hadiya — and the 100 Americans whose lives are cut short and the <br />countless survivors who are injured by shootings every day — a national coalition of <br />organizations has designated June 5, 2020, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day; and <br />WHEREAS, the idea was inspired by a group of Hadiya's friends, who asked their classmates to <br />commemorate her life by wearing orange; they chose this color because hunters wear orange to <br />announce themselves to other hunters when out in the woods and orange is a color that <br />symbolizes the value of human life; and <br />WHEREAS, anyone can join this campaign by pledging to Wear Orange on June 5th to help <br />raise awareness about gun violence; and <br />WHEREAS, by wearing orange on June 5th, Americans will raise awareness about gun violence <br />and honor the lives and lost human potential of Americans stolen by gun violence; and <br />WHEREAS, we renew our commitment to reduce gun violence and pledge to do all we can to <br />keep firearms out of the wrong hands, and encourage responsible gun ownership to help keep our <br />children safe. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that, I, Mayor Stolzmann do hereby declare June <br />5th to be National Gun Violence Awareness Day. I encourage all citizens to honor the memory <br />of the victims of gun violence; and support their local communities' reasonable efforts to prevent <br />gun violence and mitigate its tragic effects and assist the survivors of gun and their families and <br />friends <br />DATED this 2nd day June, 2020 <br />ATTEST: <br />®F �ovs`i <br />SEAL <br />k <br />Ashley S Cmann, Mayor <br />Meredyth Muth, City Clerk <br />