Backup Documents 04/26/2022 Item # 4D 40
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Collier Community Foundation has been working with donors, leaders, and the
community at large for more than 37 years to inspire ideas, ignite action, and
mobilize resources to address community needs in Collier County; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, Hurricane Irma devastated hundreds of trees throughout our
communities, disrupting wildlife habitat and eliminating the benefit of helping with
runoff and natural shade; and
WHEREAS, the Collier Community Foundation launched the Your passion. Your Collier campaign
to foster community support to financially address planting trees throughout our
communities; and partnered with donors and raised $500,000 for tree planting
and replacement. Special thanks to Cathy and Rob Funderburg for their significant
support in this effort; and
WHEREAS, in partnership with the Naples Botanical Gardens and the Collier County Parks &
Recreation, a plan was developed and executed to provide and plant hundreds of
new native trees throughout the entire County, including Marco Island, Everglades
City, City of Naples, East Naples, Goodland, and Immokalee; and
WHEREAS, Collier Community Foundation, in celebration of their 35th anniversary distributed
more than 3,500 trees in collaboration with the Naples Botanical Gardens; and
WHEREAS, the Collier Community Foundation continues to prove that it is a trusted
community partner who optimizes charitable giving through knowledge of the
community, providing powerful results;
NOW THEREFORE, it is with great pride that the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, recognizes the Collier Community Foundation's significant
investment in restoring and improving our communities' landscapes that will have a
lasting and positive impact for generations to come.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 26th Day of April 2022.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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