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Agenda 04/26/2016 Item # 4A 4/26/2016 4.A. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the National Day of Prayer is a day set aside by Congress for all Americans to pray and reaffirm the spiritual principles upon which this nation was founded; and, WHEREAS, in Collier County, we are fortunate to have been blessed by our Creator with beautiful beaches, rivers, lakes, fields, forests and a people who, through hard work and intellectual effort and toil, have made countless cultural, industrial, agricultural and educational advancements for the enrichment of life for all our citizens; and, WHEREAS, prayer has comforted us in times of sorrow and given us strength and hope for the future. We ask God to keep His hand upon us and bless Collier County, the great State of Florida and the United States of America; and, WHEREAS, we continue to give thanks for the men and women of the military that are defending freedom, and we humbly ask God for their protection and pray for peace throughout the world; and, WHEREAS, this year is the 65th anniversary of the consecutive annual observance of the National Day of Prayer, and the theme, Wake Up America is based on Isaiah 58:1a, "Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. "and, WHEREAS, on May 5, 2016, Americans across our nation, state and the county will unite in prayer to give thanks for the many blessings our country has received and pray for God's blessings and protection upon our leaders and our nation. NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that May 5th, 2016 be designated as NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER DONE AND ORDERED THIS 26th day of April 2016. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA Donna Fiala, CHAIRMAN Packet Page -7- 4/26/2016 4.A. COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 4.4.A. Item Summary: Proclamation recognizing the 65th Annual National Day of Prayer, a day set aside by Congress for all Americans to unite in prayer to give thanks for the many blessings our country has received. To be accepted by representatives from First Baptist Church of Naples, New Hope Ministries and the Salt & Light Advisory Council. Meeting Date: 4/26/2016 Prepared By Name: BrownleeMichael Title: Executive Coordinator to Commissioner, 3/23/2016 1:28:21 PM Submitted by Title: Executive Coordinator to Commissioner, Name: BrownleeMichael 3/23/2016 1:28:23 PM Approved By Name: SheffieldMichael Title: Manager-Communications&Cust. Relations, Communication&Customer Relations Division Date: 3/23/2016 3:24:48 PM Name: DurhamTim Title: Executive Manager of Corp Business Ops, Date: 4/6/2016 3:14:17 PM Packet Page -8-