Backup Documents 05/10/2011 Item # 4F
PROCLAMA TION
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WHEREAS, Annie Mae McKinney was born in 1910 in Monticello, a town near the Florida-Georgia
border; and,
WHEREAS, at the age of 16 years, she married William Lee Perry, a farmttr's son who she'd grown
up with and then moved to Copeland, Florida in 1947. Before William Lee Perry passed
away in 1999, they celebrated their 73'" wedding anniversary,: and,
WHEREAS, the mission of the Naples Youth Empowerment Project is to intercede for youth in the
City of Naples, all of Collier County and Southwest Florida; to heighten awareness of
the Naples Youth Empowerment Project and its programs and provide intervention for
At-Risk youth; and,
WHEREAS, the Naples Youth Empowerment Project is honoring the life of Mother Annie Mae Perry
by hosting the First Annual Mother Perry Prayer Brunch,. and,
WHEREAS, the Naples Youth Empowerment Project is hosting the First Annual Mother Perry Brunch
Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the River Park Community Center; and,
WHEREAS, Mother Perry was an icon in Collier County during the 98 years of her life and the
Naples Youth Empowerment Project will dedicate its first project in honor of her legacy,.
and,
WHEREAS, the theme of the prayer brunch is ''A Cry For Our Youth" and the mission of the Naples
Youth Empowerment Project is to help today's youth become tomorrow's successful
leaders.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
that May 14, 2011, be designated as
MOTHER ANNIE MAE PERRY DAY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of May, 2011.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
ATT~..i l\
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DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK