Agenda 10/22/2019 Item #4D (Holocaust Museum & Education Center Proclamation)10/22/2019
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, The Holocaust Museum and Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education
Center teaches the lessons of the Holocaust to inspire action against
bigotry, hatred and violence, and preserves the personal stories of local
Southwest Florida residents who were Holocaust Survivors and Camp
Liberators for future generations; and,
WHEREAS, since its founding in 2001, more than 250,000 people - students,
teachers and visitors from Southwest Florida, every state and more
than 45 countries - have been impacted by the museum, its education
programs, the Boxcar Exhibit and the various special programs offered
on and offsite; and,
WHEREAS, through the generosity of Janet G. Cohen and other generous
supporters, the museum now has a new, permanent and larger facility in
which to display its collections of important artifacts, documents,
photographs about the Holocaust and World War II, which were donated
by Southwest Florida Holocaust survivors, veterans, their families and
other interested parties; and,
WHEREAS, the museum will continue to offer age-appropriate student programming
for grades K-12 through college and university in six Southwest Florida
counties; offer education workshops to Southwest Florida teachers as a
Designated Site of the Florida Department of Education Commissioner’s
Task Force on Holocaust Education; host special temporary exhibits, and
community events such as speaker and film presentations; and,
WHEREAS, the Holocaust Museum and Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education
Center encourages all to understand the impact our choice of behavior,
words and actions may have on ourselves and others; to realize that
each of us can and should endeavor to make a positive difference,
whatever our circumstances, in our families, schools, communities and
the larger world; and,
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that the Holocaust Museum and Janet G. and Harvey
D. Cohen Education Center is recognized as officially open at 975
Imperial Golf Course Blvd., Naples, Florida to serve students,
educators, visitors and the entire Southwest Florida community, and
that November 10, 2019, be designated as Holocaust Museum and Janet
G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center Grand Opening and Dedication
Day.
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DONE AND ORDERED THIS 22nd Day of October 2019.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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WILLIAM L. MCDANIEL, JR., CHAIRMAN
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.D
Doc ID: 10441
Item Summary: Proclamation designating November 10, 2019 as Holocaust Museum and Janet
G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center Grand Opening and Dedication Day. To be accepted by Susan
Suarez, President & CEO.
Meeting Date: 10/22/2019
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Aimee Trochessett
10/08/2019 3:44 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager - Technical Systems Operations – Administrative Services Department
Name: Michael Cox
10/08/2019 3:44 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Administrative Services Department Michael Cox Additional Reviewer Completed 10/09/2019 2:24 PM
County Manager's Office Leo E. Ochs County Manager Review Completed 10/14/2019 10:55 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 10/22/2019 9:00 AM
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