Choose to be G.R.E.A.T. Week

Proclamation
By the Governor of Alabama

WHEREAS, the State of Alabama is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living in and visiting our state; and

WHEREAS, the State of Alabama is committed to providing enduring education to middle and elementary school students; and

WHEREAS, youth violence, delinquency, and bullying are concerns both locally and nationally; and

WHEREAS, the Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program is an evidence-based and effective gang and violence prevention program built around school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curricula; and

WHEREAS, the G.R.E.A.T. Program offers a continuum of components for students and their families that focus on providing life skills to help youth avoid bullying, delinquent behaviors, and violence to solve problems; and

WHEREAS, the G.R.E.A.T. Pledge, “I pledge to use my G.R.E.A.T. skills to reduce violence in my community, work to resolve conflicts peacefully, and stop bullying whenever I see it,” effectively serves to remind students to use these life skills:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim October 19 through 23, 2015 as

Choose to be G.R.E.A.T. Week

in the State of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 28th day of August 2015.

Robert Bentley
Governor