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HomeMy WebLinkAbout011116 National Mentoring MonthD e n i s La w Ma y o r Wñ e r e a s , ou r su c c e s s as a co m m u n i t y de p e n d s on he l p i n g ev e r y ch i l d su c c e e d in sc h o o l an d re a c h th e i r fu l l po t e n t i a l in li f e , an d we re a l i z e th a t yo u n g p e o p l e ne e d a so l i d fo u n d a t i o n of su p p o r t to he l p th e m b e c o m e w e l l - e d u c a t e d , co n f i d e n t , an d pr o d u c t i v e ci t i z e n s ; an d Wr i e r e a s , Co m m u n i t i e s In Sc h o o l s is th e on l y d r o p o u t - p r e v e n t i o n pr o g r a m in th e na t i o n pr o v e n to in c r e a s e g r a d u a t i o n ra t e s , an d th i s re s e a r c h sh o w s t h a t m e n t o r i n g ha s be n e f i c i a l an d lo n g - te r m ef f e c t s on yo u t h by in c r e a s i n g th e i r ch a n c e s of hi g h sc h o o l g r a d u a t i o n an d co l l e g e a t t e n d a n c e an d de c r e a s i n g th e li k e l i h o o d of s u b s t a n c e ab u s e an d o t h e r ri s k y be h a v i o r s ; an d Wñ e r e a s , th o u s a n d s of Re n t o n ’ s ch i l d r e n ar e in ne e d of a ca r i n g ad u l t m e n t o r in th e i r li v e s , an d cl o s i n g th i s m e n t o r i n g ga p wi l l re q u i r e mo r e in v e s t m e n t , pa r t n e r s h i p s , an d vo l u n t e e r s re a d y to ma k e a di f f e r e n c e in a ch i l d ’ s li f e ; an d tW i t i e r e a s , Na t i o n a l M e n t o r i n g M o n t h is an o p p o r t u n i t y to ra i s e pu b l i c aw a r e n e s s o f t h e im p o r t a n c e of m e n t o r i n g , re c o g n i z e th e de d i c a t e d in d i v i d u a l s wh o se r v e as m e n t o r s , an d en c o u r a g e m o r e ci t i z e n s to he l p bu i l d a br i g h t e r fu t u r e fo r Re n t o n ’ s yo u t h th r o u g h m e n t o r i n g ; an d C4 ) f i e r e a s , th e mi s s i o n of Co m m u n i t i e s In Sc h o o l s of Re n t o n is to su r r o u n d s t u d e n t s wi t h a co m m u n i t y of su p p o r t , e m p o w e r i n g th e m to st a y in sc h o o l an d ac h i e v e in li f e ; .7 ’ [ o w , th e r e f o r e , I, De n i s La w , Ma y o r of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , do he r e b y pr o c l a i m Ja n u a r y 2 0 1 6 to be Wa t i o n a C W L e n t o r i n g 9Y t o n t h in th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , in tr i b u t e to th e ma n y de d i c a t e d in d i v i d u a l s wh o v o l u n t e e r th e i r ti m e , co m p a s s i o n , an d t a l e n t s to m e n t o r yo u n g pe o p l e , an d I en c o u r a g e al l ci t i z e n s to jo i n me in th i s sp e c i a l o b s e r v a n c e an d to co n s i d e r gi v i n g ba c k to ou r co m m u n i t y as m e n t o r s . De n i s La w , Ma y o r Ci t y o f Re n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n C I T Y O F — R e n t o n Ma y o r ’ s O f f i c e Pr o cC a m a t i o n In wi t n e s s w h e r e o f , I ha v e h e r e u n t o se t my ha n d an d ca u s e d th e be af f i x e d th i s 11 t h da y of Ja n u a r y , 20 1 6 . se a l of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n to S - Re n t o n Ci t y Ha l l • 10 5 5 So u t h Gr a d y Wa y • Re n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n 98 0 5 7 • re n t o n w a . g O V -