Item B6
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
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Meeting Date: January 15, 2003
Division:
District 1
Bulk Item: Yes
No
Department: Mayor Dixie M. Spehar
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Proclamation to declare January 20-25, 2003 as Philanthropy Week.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF ,RECOMMENDATIONS:
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TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Ye~ _ No
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REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
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t'roclamation
WHEREAS, a tradition of helping one's neighbors started in the earliest days of
our nation in New England States, and
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WHEREAs, this tradition of volunteerism continues today in Monroe County and
all of the Florida Keys, and ' ,
WHEREAS, we are blessed with countless charitable organizations from Key
Largo to Key West that continuously strive to improve the quality of life for people living
in our communities, and
WHEREAS, these charities contribute to the preservation of our environment and
protection of our animals and other wildlife; provide crisis relief, health care, day care,
elderly care, help those living with HIV/AIDS; deliver affordable housing and many other
social services; provide scholarships and educational opportunities for children and
adults; and enhance our lives with music, art, architecture, the performing arts and
awarenes.s of our history, and
WHEREAS, hundreds of our citizens volunteer their time, and most of our
citizens regularly donate their treasure to these charities, and
WHEAREAS, since seventy-eight charities in the Florida Keys have joined
together to create Leave a Legacy of the Florida Keys, Inc. to raise awareness of all
charitable work in our communities and planned giving requires to support this work and
NOW, THEREFORE, by the power vested in me as Mayor of Monroe County,
Florida, I do hereby proclaim January 20-25,-2003 as
PHILANTHROPY WEEK, 2003
To celebrate the invaluable contribution of our charities to our communities, to recognize
the countless volunteers throughout the Keys, and to show appreciation to the generous
donors who r!3gularly support our charities through planned giving, both during their
lifetimes and through their estate planning strategies.
To one and all, our citizens say "THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU."
WITNESS my hand and seal of the County of Monroe, Florida, this 15th day of
January: 2003.
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