Backup Documents 10/25/2022 Item # 4C4C
PROCLAMATION
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, and
WHEREAS, October is designated as National Disability Employment Awareness
Month;
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 251h Day of October 2022.
BOARD QF-COVNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER'\COUNTY; ,FLORIDA
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AM L. MCDANIEL, JTr,