Proclamations

If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to raise awareness of childhood apraxia of speech in your community, here is your chance! File a proclamation for your state, county, or city!

A proclamation is a public or official announcement issued by your local government. Our community files proclamations every year to make May 14th Apraxia Awareness Day!

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“What do I have to do to file a proclamation?”

In order to file a proclamation, usually a volunteer will fill out an online form, or write a letter to their local representative. Sometimes it requires searching online to find the contact information for your local government leader. You’ll send them a letter explaining why you are raising awareness and an example proclamation. Don’t worry, we’ll provide you with tools and examples to accomplish this!

Sometimes the actual proclamation document will be mailed to you. If that’s the case, we’d love for you to send a photo to us to share with our whole community! 

Other times, you might be offered the opportunity to meet with your local government leader to witness the proclamation being signed in person. This is a great way to tell your local government about what children with apraxia face, and a cool way to show your Apraxia Star appreciation! If you are afforded this opportunity, we can help you promote it so that all families and professionals in your area who are affected by apraxia of speech can attend. The more people helping to raise awareness, the better!

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If you’re interested in filing a proclamation for your state, county, or city, fill out the request form at the bottom of this page.

U.S. STATES AND TERRITORIES FILED IN 2023:

Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia DC
Delaware
Florida

Georgia
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan

Minnesota
Missouri

New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island

South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

U.S. CITIES AND COUNTIES FILED IN 2023:

AL – Arab
AL – Marshall County
AL – Mobile
AZ – Avondale
AZ – Bagdad
AZ – Goodyear
AZ – Maricopa County
AZ – Mesa
AZ – Surprise
AZ – Tucson
CA – Brea
CA – Burbank
CA – Murrieta
CA – Orange County
CA – Riverside County
CA – San Luis Obispo County
CO – Boulder County
CO – Denver
CO – Longmont
CT – Avon
CT – Canton

CT – Durham
CT – East Hartford
CT – Farmington
CT – Glastonbury
CT – Hebron
CT – Ridgefield
CT – Simsbury
CT – Southington
CT – Waterbury
DE – Felton
DE – Newcastle County
DE – Wilmington
FL – Boca Raton
FL – Jacksonville
FL – Palm Beach County
FL – Port Saint Lucie
FL – Sarasota
GA – Fayettevile
GA – Gwinnett County
GA – Newman

IL – Cary
IL – Chicago
IL – Homer Glen
IL – Joliet
IL – Kendall County
IL – LaPorte County
IL – Marion County
IL – Salem
IL – Tinley Park
IN – Warrick County
KS – Olathe
KY – Elsmere
MA – Marlborough
MA – North Reading
MD – Annapolis
MD – Baltimore County
MD – Charles County
MD – Calvert County
MI – Berrien County
MI – Macomb County
MI – Detroit
MI – Lenawee County
MI – Shelby Township
MI – Stevensville
MI – St. Joseph County
MI – Tecumseh
MI – White Pigeon
MO – Saint Louis County
MN – Owatonna
NC – Charlotte
NC – Matthews
NH – Manchester
ND – Fargo
ND – Jamestown
ND – Sutsman County
NJ – Bordertown
NJ – Burlington County
NJ – Cape May County
NJ – Fair Lawn
NJ – Hamilton Township
NJ – Hawthorne

NJ – Little Egg Harbor
NJ – Mercer County
NJ – Monmouth County
NJ – Monroe Township
NJ – Ocean County
NJ – Red Bank
NJ – Sayreville
NJ – Sussex County
NJ – Union County
NJ – Wanaque
NM – Santa Rosa
NV – Henderson
NV – Las Vegas
NV – North Las Vegas
NY – Erie County
NY – Kenmore
NY – Suffolk County
NY – Nassau County
NY – Valley Stream
NY – Village of Lindenhurst
OH – Akron
OH – Ashtabula County
OH – Brunswick
OH – Celina
OH – Cinncinnati
OH – Columbus
OH – Dayton
OH – Franklin County
OH – Norwalk
OH – Tiffin
OH – Toledo
OH – Westerville
PA – Allegheny County
PA – Beaver County
PA – Bucks County
PA – Chester County
PA – Dauphin County
PA – Eric
PA – Harrisburg
PA – South Fayette Township
PA – Philadelphia

PA – Pittsburgh
PA – Wellsboro
SC – Greenwood
SC – Lexington
TN – Bristol
TN – Campbell County
TN – Chattanooga
TN – Dover
TN – Knox County
TN – Knoxville
TN – Marion County
TN – Maynardville
TN – Stewart County
TN – Union County
TX – Conroe
TX – Denton Country
TX – Flower Mound
TX – Grandview
TX – Hardin County
TX – Houston
TX – Johnson County
TX – Mission
TX – Montgomery
TX – Rio Vista
TX – Wharton
TX – Wylie
UT – Cottonwood Heights
UT – West Valley City
VA – Augusta
VA – Richmond County
VA – Virginia Beach
WA – Arlington
WA – Clark County
WA – Kitsap County
WA – Tacoma
WA – Torrington
WA – Wenatchee
WV – Barboursville
WV – Cabell County
WY – Torrington

2023 PROCLAMATIONS

REQUEST TO FILE PROCLAMATION:

We ask that you please fill out this form for each state, city, and/or county that you plan to file for. For example, if you’d like to file for your city and your county, fill out the form once for your city and then again for your county.

2022 Proclamations
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