Pink Shirt Day

February 28, 2024

WHEREAS Pink Shirt Day is observed annually on the last Wednesday of February to raise awareness of anti-bullying efforts while calling attention to the prevalence of bullying in our communities; and

 WHEREAS Pink Shirt Day was inspired by two high school students in Nova Scotia who distributed pink shirts at their school as a show of support for another student who was being bullied for wearing a pink shirt; and

 WHEREAS Today, Pink Shirt Day has become a global, anti-bullying movement and reminds us that a simple act of kindness can lead to change on a larger scale; and

 WHEREAS The Town of Smiths Falls is committed to fostering community safety and wellbeing for all residents. Through the promotion of anti-bullying campaigns and by collectively coming together to denounce bullying in all of its forms, we can help bring bullying to an end.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, I, Mayor Shawn Pankow do hereby proclaim February 28, 2024 as "Pink Shirt Day" in the Town of Smiths Falls.

 February 20^th, 2024