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October will be a busy month in Kodiak. The Kodiak City Council made a
number of proclamations during Thursday’s regular meeting that celebrate
certain days, weeks and even the entire month. First up, Mayor Pat
Branson proclaimed October 6 as United States Coast Guard appreciation
day.
“Where as the citizens of Kodiak wish to
acknowledge and honor the men and women of the United States Coast
Guard," she said. "And where as members of the coast guard are our
friends and neighbors who contribute their time and talents to the well
being of our community and where as we are deeply grateful to the men
and women of the community and their families for their sacrifices and
devotion to duty which preserve the safety of our country, our state,
our fishermen and the boating public. Where as the Kodiak community will
gather on October 6, 2012, in celebration to honor and thank all
members of the coast guard and their families. Now therefore I, Pat
Branson, mayor of the City of Kodiak, Alaska, do hereby proclaim
October, 6, 2012, Coast Guard Appreciation Day in Kodiak.”
The proclamation will be presented to Coast Guard members on
Saturday during the annual “We Applaud You” event at the Harborside
Convention Center. Tickets for the event are available through the
Chamber of Commerce.
Next on the city’s proclamation list was recognizing fire
safety and prevention week. Councilman Gabriel Saravia shared some fire
safety statistics.
-- (City Proclamations 2 :15 “Fires
killed more than 2,600 people in the United States in 2010. According
to the latest research from the National Fire Protection Association,
fire departments in the United States responded to more than 369,000
home fires.”)
He said the week of October 7 through the 13 will
be fire prevention week in Kodiak, and he encourages all residents to
make sure they have a fire escape plan in place and all members of the
family know what to do in case of an emergency. Firefighter Dan Farmer
accepted the proclamation and said the fire departments in Kodiak will
be doing educational outreach to make sure that citizens have at least
two ways out of their home in case of a fire. He said often those two
exits are a door and window.
Finally, the council acknowledged
the entire month as domestic violence awareness month. Councilman
Charlie Davidson read that proclamation.
-- (City Proclamations
3 : 31 “Where as historically women have been and continue to
be victims of violence in their own homes with a women beating every 15
seconds. And where as the problems of family violence are not confined
to any group or groups of people, but affects all economic, racial and
affectional preference and social groups. And where as domestic violence
can result in emotional damage, physical harm or death to members of
the family union. And the FBI statistics show that at least 30 percent
of all homicide victims are killed by their boyfriends or husbands.”)
Davidson said the Kodiak Women’s Resource and Crisis Center will
sponsor a variety of events throughout October to focus attention on
battered women and children and shelter services that help.
Victoria Mapalo (Map-uh-low) works for the crisis center and accepted the proclamation on behalf of the organization.
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(City Proclamations 4 : 33 “I am happy to be a part of the
solution to ending domestic violence. Domestic violence does not only
affect the victims, it affects the entire community. This is why it is
so important to truly understand the problem and support those who
suffer from it. By our community standing together, we will show that
violence is not the solution to life’s problems. Thank you again to
everybody for this proclamation and thank you for your support in
working with this important issue.”)
Domestic violence awareness
month kicked off with a candle light vigil and prayer service last night
to remember those who have died from domestic abuse. ###
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