HomeMy WebLinkAbout4. MAYORS REPORT 10/05/2010 PROCLAMATION
"FIRE PREVENTION WEEK"
OCTOBER 3- 9, 2010
WHEREAS, Mount Prospect is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living
in and visiting our community; and
WHEREAS, fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and homes are
the locations where people are at greatest risk from fire; and
WHEREAS, roughly 3,000 people die as a result of home fires and burns, more than 200,000
individuals are seen in the nation's emergency rooms for burn injuries; and
WHEREAS, scalds to children ages five and under, outnumber burns roughly two -to -one; and
WHEREAS, cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, while heating
equipment and smoking are the leading causes of home fire deaths; and
WHEREAS, Mount Prospect residents are responsive to public education measures and are
able to take personal steps to increase their safety from fire; and
WHEREAS, residents who have planned and practiced a home fire escape plan are more
prepared and will be more likely to survive a fire; and
WHEREAS, the Mount Prospect Fire Department is dedicated to reducing the occurrence of
home fires and home fire injuries through prevention, protection, and public education; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 Fire Prevention Week theme; "Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live
With" effectively serves to remind us all of the simple actions we can take to stay safer from fire
during Fire Prevention Week and year round.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Irvana K. Wilks, Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect, do hereby
proclaim the week of October 3rd thru 9th as
"FIRE PREVENTION WEEK"
in the Village, and I call upon the people of the Village of Mount Prospect to remember the 2010
message "Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With"
lrvana K. Wilks
Mayor
ATTEST:
M. Lisa Angell
Village Clerk
Dated this 5 day of October 2010.
PROCLAMATION
"NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH"
OCTOBER 2010
WHEREAS October, 2010 is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and October 15 is National Mammography
Day; and
WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most common cancer site of, and the second deadliest cancer among women; and
WHEREAS, the chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in a woman's life is about 1 in 8; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that 207,090 new cases of invasive female breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2010 and
an estimated 39,840 women will die of the disease; and
WHEREAS, African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer than women of all other races; and
WHEREAS, an estimated 1,970 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in men this year; and
WHEREAS, death rates from breast cancer have been declining, and this change is believed to be the result of
earlier detection and improved treatment; and
WHEREAS, mammography - an "x -ray" of the breast- is recognized as the single most effective method of
detecting breast changes that may be cancer long before physical symptoms can be seen or felt.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Irvana K.Wilks, Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect, do hereby proclaim the month of
October, 2010 as
"NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH"
and October 15, 2010 as
"NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY"
in the Village of Mount Prospect, and I encourage our residents to participate in this observance and remember
"Early Detection Saves Lives."
lrvana K. Wilks
Mayor
ATTEST:
M. Lisa Angell
Village Clerk
Dated this 5 day of October 2010