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IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING RESOLUTION NO. 2005/626
OCTOBER 20,2005 TO BE
LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL DAY
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, October 20,2005 is national"Lights on Afterschool" day,designed by the Afterschool
Alliance to spot innovative,quality afterschool programs available to communities across the
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... ....WHEREAS,The Board of Supervisors recognizes thafi quality aftersch....Q.... .ol programs benefit children and
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ral.enrichment homewQtk hel :recreation and la health
education,food nutrition,youth leadership and development,as well as interaction with carin.... ... .... g
adults wha;serve as mentrs_,and role models;and`--
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offering a safe, consistent, stt-uctured envyro ent for their ch�lc�ren during the
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WHEREAS,Evidence-is growing that afteischool programs nod�t.
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t%,-e;outcomes for youth,
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n costs fob crisis programs
that address;�eer�pregnancy,juvenile accidents:and c-une,sul�sti�.�ce al�uts�e aid schcaol dropouts;
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WHEREAS,T'he bounfk:is.an active participant alon with 1i��XJest�0nt�a Costa,An'
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Mt ::,Dl*abi......o;Martinez, and John Sweet School . ..........
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D�fi�cfi�sn the...A�'t�� chovl4t�ll'C�laborative to
promote a:growing infrastructure-for the ultimate goal of aft�rsch00 Pto affis Ii all county
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WHEREAS,The flfterschoo14--All Collaborative has.e' xpAnd�d to�ov�serve over 7,500 students each
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school day.
NOW,THEREFORE, B'E':IT,:,.,RES,OLV-,--E-D.:,th.a't":.':-ffie-'.-Board ofSu�e�visors of Contra Costa County
declares October 20, 2005.""Lights....on... f�erseho...
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.........ol" day u�t°Contra Costa.County.
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PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members this 18th day of October 2005.
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GAYLE B:�ILKEMA
Chvlr*r ,.
District II Supervis
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JOHN GIOIAPIEI�I�'0------�
District I Supervisor � District III em's or
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MARK DeSAULNIER ", FEDERAL D. GLOVER
Deputy
District N Supervisor District V Supervisor
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
� and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date
• shown:
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• �- �. A'ITESTF.D: October 18,2005
•• ,)OI-IN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of supervisors and County
a agQ � Administrator
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