Agenda 10/25/2022 Item # 4C (Proclamation - National Disability Employment Awareness Month)10/25/2022
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, Project SEARCH is an international network of sites including health care
institutions, government offices, hospitality and more committed to providing
meaningful employment skills training for people with disabilities to become
interns in important support roles, often leading to job opportunities, and
WHEREAS, Project SEARCH provides intern candidates with preparatory training in
workplace safety, financial literacy, health and wellness, and other critical
employment and life skills prior to entering into internships, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Collier County and Southwest Florida receive innumerable
benefits from the services of Project SEARCH participants, including self-
sufficiency, and the sense of pride and achievement that comes with having
gainful employment, and
WHEREAS, NCH Healthcare System and Collier County Public Schools are proud partners
with Project SEARCH in Collier County, and
WHEREAS, Collier County, Florida affirms the principles of equality and inclusion for
persons with disabilities through its ordinance code, as embodied in the
statutes and Constitution of the State of Florida and the Americans with
Disabilities Act;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that October be designated as
NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 25th Day of October 2022.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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WILLIAM L. MCDANIEL, JR., CHAIRMAN
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10/25/2022
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.C
Doc ID: 23705
Item Summary: Proclamation designating October 2022 as National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
To be accepted by Nicole Cholka, Project SEARCH Instructor, Christina Volpicelli, Manager of Strategic
Learning, NCH, and Matthew Holliday, Director of Advocacy & Government Relations, NCH.
Meeting Date: 10/25/2022
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communications, Government, and Public Affairs
Name: Aimee Trochessett
10/19/2022 12:57 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Communications, Govt. & Public Affairs Director – County Manager's Office
Name: John Mullins
10/19/2022 12:57 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Communications, Government, and Public Affairs Deborah Curry Division Review Completed
10/19/2022 1:08 PM
County Manager's Office John Mullins Division Review Completed 10/19/2022 1:12 PM
County Manager's Office John Mullins County Manager Review Completed 10/19/2022 1:12 PM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 10/25/2022 9:00 AM
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