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<br />`W'3fEUAS, oursociety Fias 6ecome increasingCy cfependent on FcousekoCdcFcemicaCs to
<br />perform Cador-saving, time-saving miracCes; and on medicine to provide FieaCt(z giving, C"fe-
<br />sustaining 6enefits; and,
<br />WEUAS, tFcese products, wFien not used'as intendecfordirected, may 6e hazardous,
<br />particularCy if c(ziCdren gain access to tFcem; and,
<br />`WJfEUAS, over tFte past 46 years, the nation fias deen o6serving ~L'oison 1~"revention
<br />Week to caCC attention to these Fiazards and how proper handCing ancf d'~sposaf of tFiese
<br />su6stances and proper use of safety packaging can heCp eCiminate tkem; ancC,
<br />`WJfEXEA,S, the efforts of our community organizations, compCementecC6y tFie efforts
<br />of the NortFi 7e.zas rl'oi.son Center Fiave reducerlcfiiCdFiood poisonings in ~I'aris, 7e.xas; and,
<br />`W'Jf~EU,7,5, the NortFi 7e.xas (Poison Center, a regionaC poison center, Cocated at
<br />Tarkland.9feaCtFi anrt7CospitaCSystem, provicfes the uCtimate in human service programming,
<br />immediate, accessi6Ce emergency information to save Cives of victims of poison-related
<br />emergencies; ancC
<br />`GU3fEXE,f7,S, tFiese programs must continue as Cong as even one chiCd swaCCo-cvs a
<br />housekoCd procfuce or medicine dy mistake;
<br />NO`iN, `I'JfERBF01 ` , I, 9E,SSE9AW~',S 'FREELEN, MA'YORO~F77CE CI7Y0E
<br />~1'A1~S, PA12,IS, TEX.AS, 6y the authonty vesterfin me, do here6y procCaim the weekof,9KarcFi
<br />16 tFiroug(z 22, 2008, as
<br />"TOISON 1~1,~EVE9VVONW"EEK"
<br />in Paris, Lamar County, 7eXas, and furtFier, I direct tFie appropriate agencies in our CocaC
<br />government to continue tFieircooperation with concerrcerfcitizeru andcommunity organization,
<br />incCuding ourscFcooCs, to cCeveCop programs which willaCert ourpeopCe to the continueddanger
<br />of misusing medicines and FiouseFioCrCproducts and to promote effective safeguarrfs against
<br />accidentaCpoisonings among young cFiiCdren.
<br />INTL.S27WONT'W'JfEW~EO~F, I Fiave hereunto set my fiandandcausecftFie SeaCof t(ze
<br />City to de affr~ed at the City of <Pans, t(tu the 25th day of F'efiruary, 2008.
<br />Jesse James F'reeCen, 9Ytayor
<br />A2TES7
<br />Janice El'C'u, City CCerk
<br />APPRoVED,A,s7o ToXrr:
<br />W. xent 9KclCyar, CityAttorrzey
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