Agenda 2/14/2023 Item # 4A ( Proclamation designating 02/18/2023 as Naples Lions Club day)4.A
02/14/2023
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Lions Clubs International, with more than one million members worldwide,
was founded in 1916 as an organization of men and women who strive to
make a difference in their local community and communities across the
world; and
WHEREAS, through its AEP program, the Naples Lions Club works with pediatricians
to screen preschool and older children for vision problems. As a result
of this program, 83,000 children were screened and 4,000 preschool
children with vision problems were referred for treatment; and
WHEREAS, the Naples Lions Club, a member of the Lions Clubs International,
received its charter in 1938; and
WHEREAS, the Naples Lions Club offers free vision and hearing screenings at 50
locations throughout Collier County; and
WHEREAS, the Naples Lions Club collects donated glasses and hearing aids at
numerous sites around Collier County that are sent to needy adults and
children around the world, including more than 1,000 in Collier County;
and
WHEREAS, the Naples Lions Club generously provides tuition assistance to students
attending Lorenzo Walker Technical High School, and to students in the
nursing and medical fields; and
WHEREAS, the Naples Lions Club is celebrating 85 years of giving back to our
community;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that February 18, 2023, be designated as
NAPLES LIONS CLUB DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 14T" Day of February 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
RICK LOCASTRO, CHAIRMAN
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4.A
02/14/2023
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A
Doc ID: 24569
Item Summary: Proclamation designating February 18, 2023, as Naples Lions Club Day in Collier County. To be
accepted by Austin Raabe, President of the Naples Lions Club, and other distinguished guests.
Meeting Date: 02/14/2023
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist — Communications, Government, and Public Affairs
Name: Aimee Trochessett
02/03/2023 10:50 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Communications, Govt. & Public Affairs Director — County Manager's Office
Name: John Mullins
02/03/2023 10:50 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Communications, Government, and Public Affairs Deborah Curry
County Manager's Office John Mullins Division Review
County Manager's Office John Mullins County Manager Review
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending
Division Review Completed
02/03/2023 11:20 AM
Completed 02/06/2023 8:22 AM
Completed 02/08/2023 9:02 AM
02/14/2023 9:00 AM
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