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OCT 1- � <br />sou 90 Fi u 719. -7 <br />PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING OCTOBER 17-24, 1993 <br />AS RED RIBBON AWARENESS WEEK IN <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY; FLORIDA <br />WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of Florida state and local <br />health officials to take action to prevent disease, promote <br />health and protect our residents; and <br />WHEREAS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) continues <br />to pose a major threat to our health and economic well-being; and <br />WHEREAS, over 31,000 Floridians have already -been diagnosed <br />with AIDS, over 65% have already died and 240,000 more are likely <br />to be infected with the virus; and <br />WHEREAS, an additional 8,000 Floridians are estimated by the <br />Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services to be <br />diagnosed with AIDS by the end of 1993; and <br />WHEREAS, Floridians of all ages, races, religions and sexual <br />orientations may be among these cases; and <br />WHEREAS, with sufficient AIDS education and adherence to <br />basic prevention guidelines, no Floridian must contact this <br />disease from this point on; and <br />WHEREAS, the organization that services Indian River County <br />is the Treasure Coast Community AIDS network (TCCAN) and they <br />provide quality service for people infected with HIV and are <br />dedicated to stopping the transmission of HIV disease. TCCAN <br />provides direct services, education and advocacy for men, women <br />and children l[ving with HIV disease; and <br />WHEREAS, TCCAN has been designated by the HRS District XV <br />HIV/AIDS Consortia as the provider of all case management efforts <br />for all four counties in our District. TCCAN delivers services <br />linking available community support services to appropriate <br />specialized medical services; and <br />WHEREAS, TCCAN is conducting a major fundraiser, entitled <br />"FISH FOR THE FIGHT II." This bass fishing tournament will be <br />held October 23 and 24, 1993 at Okee-tantie Park, Okeechobee, <br />Florida: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the .week of <br />October 17 - 24,. 1993 be -designated as <br />RED RIBBON AWARENESS WEEK <br />in Indian River County, and the Board further urges all citizens <br />to participate in observances and activities designed to increase <br />awareness of the prevention of AIDS and how it can be prevented. <br />Adopted this 12 day of October, 1993. <br />N <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />g <br />Richard N. Bird, Chairman. <br />� s � <br />