Title...
Proclamation recognizing the Big Brothers Big Sisters State Association of Pennsylvania for hosting its Start Something Mentoring Conference in Pittsburgh and naming August 5, 2014 "Big Brothers Big Sisters Day" in Allegheny County.
Body...
WHEREAS, for more than a century, Big Brothers Big Sisters has created safe, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships between at-risk children and carefully screened adult volunteer mentors; and
WHEREAS, the Big Brothers Big Sisters State Association of Pennsylvania is comprised of 26 Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies across the Commonwealth serving more than 20,000 youth and adults annually in one-to-one mentoring relationships; and
WHEREAS, working with dozens of school districts and hundreds of partners, the Big Brothers Big Sisters State Association of Pennsylvania agencies are working to produce dramatic improvements in school attendance, academic achievement and juvenile delinquency; and
WHEREAS, on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at City Theatre in Pittsburgh's South Side, the Big Brothers Big Sisters State Association of Pennsylvania will host its "Start Something Mentoring Conference" to encourage all adults to positively impact a child's life;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Allegheny County Council does hereby declare August 5, 2014 "Big Brothers Big Sisters Day" in Allegheny County and we thank Big Brothers Big Sisters for cultivating mentoring relationships that contribute to better schools, brighter futures and stronger communities for all.