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Item ~.5 proclaim Rpril the "Youth Rlcohol Awareness Month"
(County Judge/Donald Cochr•an>
Proclamation was signed by the County Judge, Robert R. Denson
and original was given to Tommy Hall, Texas Rlcohol Beverage
Control.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the lives of too many young Texans have already been lost and too many others
jeopazdized to ignore the problems associated with illegal underage drinking; and,
WHEREAS, illegal underage drinking significantly contributes to health problems, health care
costs, crime, violence and other serious problems in our County; and
WHEREAS, curbing juvenile drinking and driving while intoxicated (DWI) violations are two of
the most important issues facing our community; and
WHEREAS, education and prevention initiatives introduced through the Texas alcoholic
Beverage Commissioner's Project SAVE (Stop Alcohol Violations Early) aze
intended to decrease the problems named above; and
WHEREAS, Kerr County is committed to working for the prevention of alcohol use by our
Youth under 21 years of age and joins state-wide initiatives that draw attention to
this effort;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN:
That I, Robert A. Denson, County Judge of Kerr County, Texas and in cooperation
with the residents of Kerr County, do hereby proclaim the month of April as
"YOUTH ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH"
and call upon all citizens, other government agencies, public and private institutions,
business, hospitals, and schools to promote awareness of the problems associated
with illegal underage alcohol use and to seize this opportunity to establish safer and
healthier norms regarding alcohol use by young Texans. Together, we can stop
alcohol violations early. We must do it now, not later.
Signed this 13s' day of April, 1998.
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Robert A. Denson
Kerr County Judge