United Way Success By 6 Week
May 8-15, 2010

WHEREAS Success By 6 is a United Way initiative that aims to give children the best start in life and make Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Child-Friendly;

WHEREAS from the time of conception to age 6, children go through a crucial development period when many factors can have a lasting impact on the rest of their lives;

WHEREAS Success By 6 is led by a Council of Partners made up of representatives from the community's private business, government and education sectors;

WHEREAS it is a team effort that brings community resources together to ensure that healthy early child development and care is a priority;

WHEREAS it is important for the communities in which we live to recognize and understand how we can all play a role in early child development and care;

WHEREAS Success By 6 is an excellent long term investment in our community's future;

WHEREAS during this week United Way Success By 6 will be promoting the importance of giving our children the best start in life and encouraging all citizens to recognize the importance of our children to our community's future and to support the Success By 6 initiative to promote healthy early child development throughout our community.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Kingston hereby proclaims the week of May 8 to May 15, 2010 as UNITED WAY SUCCESS BY 6 WEEK.

Dated at Kingston, this 7th day of April, 2010
Mayor Harvey Rosen