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P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites members of
the Church and others who wish to join with them in serving
communities impacted by disasters such as Hurricane Irma as “Mormon
Helping Hands” volunteers; and,
WHEREAS, The Mormon Helping Hands first seek to assist the first responders
who sacrifice their time serving the community during a disaster,
leaving aside the needs of their own families and homes; and,
WHEREAS, The Mormon Helping Hands then focus on addressing the needs of the
elderly, the handicapped, and single parent families; and,
WHEREAS, During the initial three weekends following the landfall of Hurricane
Irma, the Mormon Helping Hands had 2,982 volunteers serving
residents of Collier County, completing more than 2,148 work orders
and compiling a total of 49,969 volunteer hours, with more unreported
work done as well; and,
WHEREAS, Mormon Helping Hands volunteers came from as far away as Tampa,
Orlando, Jacksonville, and from out-of-state to assist Collier County
residents with tree and debris removal, installing tarps on roofs, and
helping with to remove muck and debris from flooded neighborhoods
such as Everglades City, where more than 150 Mormon Helping Hands
volunteers served during each of the initial two weekends following the
storm; and,
WHEREAS, We wish to recognize the selfless efforts of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Mormon Helping Hands volunteers who
helped the citizens of Collier County recover from the devastation
caused by Hurricane Irma.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that we recognize and honor the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints and its Mormon Helping Hands volunteers.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 24th Day of October, 2017.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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PENNY TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.D
Doc ID: 3991
Item Summary: Proclamation to recognize the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its
"Mormon Helping Hands" volunteers. To be accepted by Stephen Thompson, Joseph Lindsay, Julie
Crowder, and Lawrence Rice.
Meeting Date: 10/24/2017
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Aimee Trochessett
10/18/2017 1:34 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager-Communications & Cust. Relations – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Mike Sheffield
10/18/2017 1:34 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Communication and Customer Relations Mike Sheffield Additional Reviewer Completed 10/18/2017 1:43 PM
County Manager's Office Leo E. Ochs County Manager Review Completed 10/18/2017 1:58 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 10/24/2017 9:00 AM
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