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Authorize the County's contribution of $500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 5 to benefit Buckingham SHIELD for their Sober Grad Night program at Buckingham Collegiate High School in Vacaville serving the Class of 2024 graduates from District 5
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Mashburn requests that the Board authorize the County's contribution of $500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 5 to benefit Buckingham SHIELD for their Sober Grad Night program at Buckingham Collegiate High School in Vacaville serving the Class of 2024 graduates from District 5.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Graduation night is statistically one of the most dangerous nights of a child's life.
Sober Grad Night events across Solano County and the state are traditionally parent-sponsored events held annually in collaboration with the child's high school. The concept was developed by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in 1985 in response to the many graduating seniors who were celebrating the completion of high school with unsupervised parties where alcohol and/or drugs were being consumed and leading to tragic results. The goal of Sober Grad Night events is to provide a fun, safe, supervised and sober all-night graduation celebration on the night of graduation day for all graduating high school seniors.
Community support is critical to keeping these events an ongoing tradition for our graduating seniors every year. This donation to Buckingham SHIELD for their Collegiate High School will help fund their high school's safe and sober all-night party; ensuring a fun-filled, memorable last night of high school and a safe return home the next morning to start the adventure of adulthood that awaits.
Guidelines for Grant Funding Requests:
During the FY2023/24 Budget Hearings, the Board appropriated $75,000; $15,000 to each supervisori...
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