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Shannon Jacobs read the proclamation. <br /> PROCLAMATION TO RECOGNIZE MARCH 25, 2009 AS <br /> ORANGE COUNTY KICK BUTTS DAY <br /> WHEREAS, Kick Butts Day is an annual national initiative sponsored by the Campaign for <br /> Tobacco-Free Kids that makes students leaders in the fight against tobacco use and exposure <br /> to secondhand smoke; and <br /> WHERES, the 2007 North Carolina Youth Tobacco Survey revealed that 27% of NC high <br /> school students and 9% of NC middle school students currently use some form of tobacco; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Tobacco Reality Unfiltered (TRU) Program of Orange County, funded by the <br /> NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund, has been working with youth since 2003 to prevent <br /> tobacco use and develop positive decision-making skills among middle school and high school <br /> students in Orange County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Healthy Carolinians of Orange County Partnership's 2007Community Health <br /> Assessment revealed lower percentages of smoking among Orange County youth since 2003 <br /> indicating positive contributions from the Orange County Tobacco Reality Unfiltered program; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, The Orange County Schools Smart Track Survey Report revealed that an average <br /> of 15% of 10th graders smoked in the past 30 days and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> Youth Risk Behavior Survey revealed that 5.7% of middle school students and 12.2% of high <br /> school students smoked in the past 30 days, showing that the need remains to educate <br /> students about being tobacco-free; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County TRU program will continue to use social marketing, peer <br /> education, and merchant education to educate youth and their parents or caregivers, and the <br /> community about the dangers of tobacco use; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Health Department recommends that proclaiming March 25 as <br /> Kick Butts Day will increase community awareness of the need for preventing tobacco use and <br /> for continuing public health education programs for youth; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, be it recognized that the Orange County Board of Commissioners do <br /> hereby proclaim March 25, 2009 as Orange County Kick Butts Day. <br /> This, the 17th day of March 2009. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Chair Foushee to approve <br /> the proclamation as stated above. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br />