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Council Members <br />M. Gene Teague, Mayor <br />Terry L. Roop, Vice-Mayor <br />Bruce H. T. Dallas <br /> J. Ronald Ferrill <br /> Joseph R. Cobbe <br /> <br />Martinsville <br /> <br />Enclosure #,, <br /> <br /> City Manager <br />Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. <br />City Attorney <br />David B. Worthy <br />Clerk of Council <br />Johnathan B. Phillips <br /> <br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the use of illegal drugs and the abuse of alcohol and nicotine constitute <br />the greatest threats to the well-being of America's children; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, surveys conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse <br />have consistently found that children and teenagers who routinely eat dinner with <br />their families are far less likely to us illegal drugs, alcohol and cigarettes~ and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, teenagers who virtually never eat dinner with their families are 72 <br />percent more likely than the average teenager to use illegal drugs, alcohol and <br />cigarettes; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, teenagers who almost always eat dinner with their families are 31 percent <br />less likely than the average teenager to use illegal drugs, alcohol and cigarettes; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the correlation between family dinners and reduced risk for teen substance <br />abuse are well documented; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, parental influence is known to be one of the most crucial factors in <br />determining the likelihood of substance abuse by teenagers, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, family dinners have long constituted a substantial pillar of family life <br />in America; now, therefore, <br /> <br />I, M. Gene Teague, Mayor of the City of Martinsville, Virginia do hereby proclaim <br />the fourth Monday in September, 2002, shall hence forth be designated NATIONAL <br />FAMILY DAY--A DAY TO EAT DINNER WITH YOUR CHILDREN in the city; and encourage all of <br />our citizens to eat dinner as a family which is an important step toward raising <br />drug-free children. <br /> <br />SEAL <br /> <br /> M. Gene Teague <br /> <br /> Mayor <br />55 West Church Street RO. Box 1112 Martinsville, VA 24114-1112 276-656-5180 Fax: 276-656-5280 <br /> www.ci.martinsville.va.us <br /> <br /> <br />