Resolution 060841

..Title Recognizing the week of November 19th - 25th as National Family Week in Philadelphia. ..Body WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia is blessed with a multitude of families - an essential part of the cultural, social and spiritual fabric which often helps identify the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection; and WHEREAS, Philadelphia recognizes that strong families are at the center of strong communities; and WHEREAS, Everyone has a role to play in making families successful, including neighborhood organizations, businesses, nonprofit agencies, policymakers, and, of course, families themselves; and WHEREAS, During Thanksgiving week we all should take time to honor the importance of families, and recognize the special connections that support and strengthen families all year-round; and WHEREAS, We all should recommit to enhancing and extending all of the connections that strengthen and enrich families; and WHEREAS, With the assistance and resources of agencies and organizations that promote public policy agendas to reflect the experience and values for the needs to help families of all shapes and sizes create a better future for all of Philadelphia; now therefore RESOLVED, That we the members of the City Council of Philadelphia, do hereby recognize November 19-25, 2006, as Philadelphia Family Week in the City of Philadelphia. ..End