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P R O C L A M A T I O N
Recognizing September 12 as Second Wind Fund Day
WHEREAS, Suicide is the leading cause of death among Coloradoans between the ages of 10 and 19; and
WHEREAS, Green Mountain High School suffered a series of student suicides during the school year three years ago; and
WHEREAS, Green Mountain Presbyterian Church stepped in to help its neighbor by starting a fund-raising event called Second Wind; and
WHEREAS, Second Wind helps pay for counseling for teens who are deemed at risk for suicide but lack health insurance.
WHEREAS, By the end of the 2003-2004 school year, Second Wind helped 53 students, with 40 of those from high schools in Lakewood; and
WHEREAS, with the support of several other churches and many corporate sponsors,
Second Wind has expanded to provided help to 10 Jefferson County high schools
and their middle schools; and
WHEREAS, thirteen therapists are also on Second Wind's roster to provide counseling
at drastically reduced rates to at-risk students.
NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the City Council and the people of the City of Lakewood, I, Steve Burkholder, Mayor of the City of Lakewood, Colorado, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby recognize September 12 as Second Wind Fund Day.
GIVEN under my hand and Seal of the City of Lakewood, this 23rd day of August 2004.
Stephen A. Burkholder, Mayor
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