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2. Family Day Proclamation - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Family - September 27, 2010WHEREAS the use of illegal and prescription drugs and the abuse of alcohol and iiicotirie constitute the greatest threats to the well-being of' America's children; and WHEREAS 14 years of surveys conducted fry The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at C ol unibia Unj versity have consistently found that: the more often children and teenagers eat dinner with their Iarnifies the fess, likely they are to smoke, drink and use illegal drugs,; and WHEREAS frequent family dining is associated with lower rates, of teen smoking,, drinking, illegal drug use and prescriptiori drug abuse; and WHEREAS the correlation between frequent family dinuers and reduced risk for teen substance abuse is well documented; and WHEREAS parents who are engaged in their children s lives — through such activities as frequent family dinners — are less likely to have children who abuse substances; and 2010 as WHEREAS family dinners have long constituted a substantial pillar offamily life in America; NCI WTHEREFORE, 1jarnmi Fisher, Mayor of the City of Kalispell, Montana, do hereby proclaim September 27, FAMILY DAY - A DAY TO EAT DINNER WITH YOUR CHILDREN DATED this 20th of Septen-iber, 201.0. ,ramrm Fisher Mayor