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BOOK 0 3 FAGE245 <br />PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1944 <br />AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH <br />IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, -FLORIDA <br />WHEREAS, battery is the single most common cause of injury <br />to women, claiming more lives than muggings, rapes and auto <br />accidents; and <br />WHEREAS, the profile of a perpetrator transcends all levels, <br />including socioeconomic, educational, racial and sexual <br />preference; and <br />_WHEREAS, family violence eats at the core of future <br />generations in which 60W of the -boys who witness family violence <br />become batterers and 50* of the girls become victims; and <br />WHEREAS, women remain in a violent relationship because of <br />shame, social stigma, fear, economic and child support <br />insecurities and/or traditional values allowing our society to be <br />a contributor to her imprisonment and lack of self-support; and <br />WHEREAS, nine out of ten batterers do not even believe they <br />need to stop their violent activities, which solidifies societal <br />condonation of family abuse and reveals the lack of community <br />concern; and <br />WHEREAS, violence is *a learned behavior that can be <br />unlearned, the cycle of which, when broken, restores equal <br />respect to the victim and recognizes her right to a loving <br />relationship free from the fears of humiliation and intimidation: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the month of <br />October, 1994 be recognized as <br />DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH <br />in Indian River County, and the Board, in recognition of the <br />important work done by the domestic violence programs, urges all <br />citizens to actively participate in the scheduled activities and <br />programs sponsored by SafeSpace, Inc. to work toward the <br />elimination of personal and institutional violence against women. <br />Dated this 13 day of September, 1994. <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />•.sr <br />Jo W. Tippi irman <br />A. Award Bid #5003, Curb & Gutter, Co -wide Annual Contracts <br />The Board reviewed the following Memorandum dated August 29, <br />1994: <br />September 13, 1994 2 <br />