1997-098-RES WHEREAS, CHILDREN ARE OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE, AND THEY DESERVE THE PROTECTION AND SUPPORT
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JOINT RESOLUTION NO. J97-o04
WHEREAS, children are our most precious resource, and they deserve the protection and
support in growing into responsible and productive adults; and,
WHEREAS, in 1989, paramedic Stewart Dodson, along with his colleagues at the City
of Paris Emergency Medical Services, Gary Crawford, Paul Stansell, Mike Williams, and Kent
Klinkerman, organized the "Think Child Safety" program to aid in the reduction of injuries and
deaths among children by teaching good safety practices; and,
WHEREAS, on May 11, 1993, the City of Paris was issued a certificate of registration
from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the "Think Child Safety" service mark;
and,
WHEREAS, the SOS Fire & Rescue Paramedic Squadron, Esquadron SOS, Mexico City,
Mexico, a one hundred percent (100%) volunteer, private, non-profit organization that provides
emergency medical services and community assistance in Mexico City and several states
throughout Mexico, has requested permission to initiate and conduct in Mexico a similar program
to the "Think Child Safety" program and to translate "Think Child Safety" materials into Spanish;
and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the bests interests of all concerned that such request be
granted; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS AND THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF LAMAR, that the request of the SOS
Fire & Rescue Paramedic Squadron, Esquadron SOS, Mexico City, Mexico, to initiate and
conduct in Mexico a similar program to the "Think Child Safety" program and to translate "Think
Child Safety" materials into Spanish be, and the same is hereby, granted.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 11th day of August, 1997.
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