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:

Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
District of Columbia DC
Delaware
Florida
Georgia

Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan

Minnesota
Missouri

New Hampshire
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico

South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

U.S. CITIES AND COUNTIES FILED IN 2023:

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

CT – Durham
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 – Sarasota
GA – Gwinnett County
GA – Newman
IN – Warrick County
KS – Olathe
MA – Marlborough
MD – Annapolis
MD – Baltimore County
MD – Calvert County
MI – Lenawee County
MI – St. Joseph County
MI – Tecumseh
MI – White Pigeon
MO – Saint Louis County
NC – Charlotte
NJ – Cape May County
NJ – Sussex County
NJ – Union County

NY – Suffolk County
NY – Nassau County
NY – Erie County
ND – Fargo
NH – Manchester
NM – Santa Rosa
NV – Las Vegas
OH – Akron
OH – Brunswick
OH – Celina
OH – Dayton
OH – Tiffin
OH – Toledo
OH – Westerville

PA – Beaver County
PA – South Fayette Township
PA – Philadelphia
PA – Pittsburgh
SC – Greenwood
TN – Bristol
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 – Mission
TX – Montgomery
TX – Wharton
TX – Wylie
UT – Cottonwood Heights
VA – Virginia Beach
WA – Clark County
WA – Kitsap County
WA – Torrington
WA – Wenatchee

CANADIAN PROVINCES FILED IN 2022:

British Columbia
Prince Edward Island

CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES FILED IN 2022:

AB – Beaumont
AB – Edmonton
BC – Nanaimo

ON – Barrie Ontario
ON – Brantford
ON – Niagara Falls
ON – Ottawa
ON – St Catherines
ON – Toronto
ON – Town of Georgina

NB – Fredricton
NB – Oromocto

ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES FILED IN 2022:

Romania
New Zealand

2022 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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