Item B09 B9
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY of MONROE i Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern James K.Scholl,District 3
Craig Cates,District 1
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
' David Rice,District 4
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
September 11, 2024
Agenda Item Number: B9
2023-2971
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Commissioners Aid
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Corie Abel 305-453-8787
9:00 AM
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Proclamation: National Senior Center Month.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The JOY center affirms the dignity, self-worth and independence of older persons by facilitating their
decisions and actions by tapping their experiences, skills, and knowledge; and enabling their continued
contribution to our communities.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
N/A
INSURANCE REQUIRED:
No
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: N/A
DOCUMENTATION:
JOY Procl. 2024 (002).pdf
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
PROCLAMATION
NATIONAL SENIOR CENTER MONTH
SEPTEMBER 2024
WHEREAS. older Americans are significant members of our iety, investing their wisdom and
experience to help enrich and streingthen our community, and
W--IEREAS- the JOY (Just Older Youth, Inc.) Center has acted as a catalyst for mobilizing the
creativity, energy, vitality, and commitment of old r residents oaf the iUpper Keys: and
WHEREAS.- the JOY Center has been a community partner in insuring that our most vulnerable
citizens,, people aged 50 and older, many with underlying medical conditions, were able to stay
safe, connected with their community, and less likely to experience pand em -related loneliness
and isolation, and
WHIEREAS- the JOY Center affirms the dignity, self-worth, and independence of older persons
by facilitating their decisions and actions, tapping their experiences, skills, and knowledge- and
enabling their continued contributions to our community,
NOW THEREFORE, 1, Holly Merrill Raschein, by virtue of t�he authority vested in me as Mayor,
Monroe County, do hereby proclaim September 2024, as National Senior Center Month, and call
uipon Monroe County Commissioner, officials, arid all citizens, to recognize the special
contributions of the JOY Center and the partnership of providing two days of activities a,t the
new Mantation Key Community Center, with the goal oaf a full-time, five-day-a-week J nter
to enhance the weilbeing of the older citizens of our community.
IN WITNES,S WHEREOF, I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF
Monroe County, Florida.
Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein