Item B4
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Wed.. Oct. 15. 2008
Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes
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Department: Mayor Di Gennaro. District 4
Staff Contact Person: Tamara Lundstrom
(305 289-6000)
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Proclamation declaring November 15,2008 as National Adoption
Day in Monroe County.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTIOr\:
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BUDGETED: Yes
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COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODLCING: Yes
No
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APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing _ Risk Management._
DOCUMENTATION:
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DISPOSITION:
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Revised 2/05
NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY
WHEREAS, the County of Monroe recognizes the importance of giving children
permanent, safe and loving families through adoption; and
WHEREAS, more than 129,000 children in the United States foster care system are
waiting to be adopted; and
WHEREAS, more than 30 children in Monroe County are waiting for their adoptions to
be finalized; and
WHEREAS, to help these children find permanent nurturing families, the local courts of
Miami-Dade County on Friday November 14,2008 will finalize the adoptions of children
through "Our Kids" of Miami-Dade/Monroe Counties, the lead agency for Wesley House
in the Florida Keys, and join other organizations to celebrate all adoptions; and
WHEREAS, this effort along with similar celebrations in all 50 states, the District of
Colombia and Puerto Rico will offer children the chance to live with stable and loving
families and encourage other dedicated individuals to make a powerful difference in the
lives of a child through adoption;
Now, therefore, I, Mario Di Gennaro, Mayor of Monroe County, Florida, by virtue of the
authority vested in me, do hereby proclaim November 15,2008 as National Adoption
Day in Monroe County, and in doing so, urge all citizens to join in a national effort to
raise awareness about the importance of adoption.
Dated this 15th day of October, 2008
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Mayor Mario Di Gennaro