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P R O C L A M A T I O N WHEREAS, our community is composed of people who are all different, yet all live, work, and reside together in our town, WHEREAS, in the course of living and working together there is sometimes conflict and even behaviors like bullying that cause strife and hardship, WHEREAS, many children and adolescents are affected by bullying annually, causing pain and health repercussions that can last for years, WHEREAS, targets of bullying are more likely to acquire physical, emotional, and learning problems and students who are repeatedly bullied often fear such activities as riding the bus, going to school, and attending community activities, WHEREAS, the presence of bullying in our community creates an environment that may hold our children back from being all they can be, WHEREAS, research has shown that promoting and modeling the prosocial behaviors of kindness, acceptance of difference, and inclusion creates healthier communities for all people with fewer incidences of bullying; and WHEREAS, coming together, united in our desire to create a healthier community for all, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Mayor Randy Stille, proclaims October 11, 2023 as St. Anthony Unity Day; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that St. Anthony/New Brighton schools, students, parents, recreation programs, religious institutions, and community organizations be encouraged to engage in Unity Day, bringing all citizens together to celebrate kindness, acceptance of difference, and inclusion to protect our town from bullying and create a healthier community. Randy Stille, Mayor October 10, 2023 Date