Agenda 12/13/2011 Item # 4APROCLAMATION
12/13/2011 Item 4.A.
WHEREAS, the Make -A -Wish Farardotior® was fam&d in 1980 to he/p realize the wish of a
to mial/y i// /itt/e boy and ..fins since become are of the world's best -known charities, and
WHEREAS, Me Make -A -Wish Fowrdahw* has enriched the lives of more than 250, 0010 chi /&sri with
life- threatening medical cainditiors through its wish - wining wart, and
WHEREAS, the Make -A -Wish* experience has a life - changing impact on C/dren, families, M erns/
saumes, donors, sonawrs and -entire comnwvrities; and
WHEREAS, the Makr -A -Wish Fawdotior® has maintained the grassroots fulfillment of its mission of
enriching the human experience with hope, striugth and Joy whi /e becoming a soor/dwide
phenoomm; and
WHEREAS, a fietwork of over 25,0010 vp/wrteers enable the Make -A -Wish Fouida on® to serve
chi /dren as wish omntrrs, ' f isers, special event assistants and in other numerous
capacities; and
WHEREAS, the Make -A -Wish Fawsdr mO of Sauthenn F/onida serves Ammnzrd, Collier, Slades,
Hendry, High /ands, Indian Rinser, Lee, Martin, Miami -bodr, Manse, Okeechobee, Palm
Beach and St. Lucie counties in the United States plus chiA*w in the US Yngin Is /ands;
and
" IEREAS, the Swfhem F/onida chapter has fulfilled 544 wishes this rear and asmsted 96 feAw
chapters with wishes to touch a total of 640 families, the most ever in its history, and
will remain steadfast in its mission so that Wish children of the past, present and futww
will have the oAvortwity to share the power of a wish*
NOW THEREFORE, be it prat /aired by the Board of County Commissioers of Collier County, Florida,
Mat December 2011 be desiyenated as
MAKE- A- Wr5HFOIVNDATIOMV MONTH IN COLLIER, COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 13th Day of December, 2011
AT TES T•
Iwr E. BROOK, ass
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMM510ALSMS
COUrElR COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED W. COYLE, CHAIRMAN
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12/13/2011 item 4.A.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A.
Item Summary: Proclamation designating December 2011 as Make -A -Wish Foundation
month in Collier County. To be accepted by Reg and Sandra Buxton, Make -A -Wish Foundation
President "s Council of Collier County. Sponsored by Commissioner Coyle.
Meeting Date: 12/13/2011
Prepared By
Approved By
Name: MitchellIan
Title: Executive Manager, BCC
Date: 12/1/2011 1:38:02 PM
�1 Name: SheffieldMichael
Title: Manager Business Operations, CMO
Date: 12/1/20113:48:49 PM
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