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To honor and recognize the Nana's Night Lights program for the invaluable service that they provide to senior citizens in our community.
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WHEREAS, the elderly are often barricaded in their own home at night, isolated, and afraid to go out, terrified of the criminal element outside; and,
WHEREAS, the elderly are often the victims of crimes, in part because they usually live alone and are seen as easy targets for scam artists, burglars, and other predators; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Police Officer Amy Welsh, working third shift and seeing her share of seniors being victimized, began to notice a pattern to the burglaries in which the elderly were targeted because of poorly lit back and side areas of their homes; and,
WHEREAS, the fear in these elderly victims was so profound that Officer Welsh and her husband, Tim, a Columbus Police officer also ,began installing motion sensor security lights for senior citizens on their own time and with their own funds; and,
WHEREAS, Nana's Nightlights was born; and,
Whereas, The Welshes and several other volunteers-also police officers-have installed over 275 lights and work to educate Senior Citizens on how to better protect
themselves; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby honor and recognize Nana's Night Lights for the invaluable service that they provide to senior citizens in Columbus, Ohio.