WHEREAS, the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force (CDVTF) was formed in June of 2004 by Victoria Throm and Curt Lindsley. Its purpose is to raise awareness and support victims by providing assistance and referrals to victims and their families; and

WHEREAS, the CDVTF and it’s founder, Victoria Throm, created “Purple Light Nights,” the goal of which is to have residents install a purple light on their front porch or decorate a business window with strings of purple lights to send the message that “Domestic Violence Has NO Place In Our Community”; and

WHEREAS, the first annual “Purple Light Nights” event was last October and the event has now grown exponentially in just under a year. Pierce County, Thurston County, Snohomish County, the City of Seattle, and King County have joined other counties and cities from Iowa, Oregon, Maine, Illinois, Nebraska, Idaho, Ohio, Montana, Florida, Texas and Minnesota to promote “Purple Light Nights”; and

WHEREAS, increased public awareness through this campaign will help support victims, increase understanding of domestic violence and promote safety, healing, and empowerment for victims and their children;

NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Metropolitan King County Council, proclaim October 2008, as a time for the

PURPLE LIGHTS NIGHT CAMPAIGN

in King County and strongly encourage all citizens to take an active role in the Purple Light Nights™ campaign by putting up a purple light on their front porch or place of business to remember the victims of domestice violence and give hope to those still living with abuse.

DATED this twenty-second day of September, 2008.