Item B2BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: __May 18, 2011_______ Division: ____BOCC_3___________________
Bulk Item: ____ No X Department: ___Mayor Heather Carruthers____
Staff Contact /Phone #: _Carol Schreck_______
305-292-3430
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Presentation of Mayor’s Proclamation proclaiming May 2011 as Dolphin Island Care Month in
Monroe County, Florida.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
See attached proclamation
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DISPOSITION:AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 7/09
ISLAND DOLPHIN CARE MONTH
May 2011
WHEREAS,
Island Dolphin Care provides dolphin assisted therapy to children
with developmental disorders, critical and terminal illness and rare disorders from all
over the world, and
WHEREAS,
Island Dolphin Care, a Monroe County 501c3 not-for-profit
organization is a magical place where children with special needs, wounded soldiers and
their families find joy and discover new abilities, and
WHEREAS,
parents of the special needs children and participants reclaim hope,
shed stress, and find inspiration, and
WHEREAS,
Island Dolphin Care has been providing programs since 1997, and
WHEREAS,
wounded veterans and their families have found renewed hope and
inspiration from interacting with the dolphins, and
WHEREAS,
Island Dolphin Care offers children and adults marine science and
marine conservation education, and
WHEREAS,
Island Dolphin Care tries to never turn a child away, and
WHEREAS,
Island Dolphin Care has tirelessly supported the Upper Keys
community throughout the years
WHEREAS
, over the years, Island Dolphin Care has been profiled in both
national and international media about its work.
NOWTHEREFORE
, I, Heather Carruthers, Mayor of Monroe County, Florida,
do hereby declare May, 2011,
ISLAND DOLPHIN CARE MONTH
th
Dated this 18 day of May 2011
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Heather Carruthers, Mayor