Agenda 03/14/2023 Item # 4A (Proclamation Recongizing the 25th anniversary for the pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee)4.A
03/14/2023
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee (Pace at Immokalee)
opened on March 25, 1998, with the mission to provide girls and young
women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling,
training, and advocacy; and
WHEREAS,
Pace at Immokalee values all girls, believing each one deserves an
opportunity to find her voice, achieve her potential, and celebrate a life
defined by responsibility, dignity, serenity, and grace; and
WHEREAS,
since its opening, Pace at Immokalee has served more than 2,500 "at
promise" girls between ages of 11-18 and their families by providing
free year-round middle school and high school academics, case
management, counseling, and life skills development; and
WHEREAS,
Pace at Immokalee is a safe space where girls with multiple risk factors
commit to growth and change for a better future, done in a gender -
responsive, strengths -based, trauma -informed environment where girls
heal from their past and prepare for a better future; and
WHEREAS,
March 25, 2023, marks the 25t" Anniversary of the Pace Center for
Girls, Collier at Immokalee, and in Florida, the month of March has
been declared as "Believing in Girls Month" recognizing the positive
impact women have made in all aspects of modern life, and the
importance that the next generation of young women leaders be provided
with the tools they need to be successful;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that March 25, 2023, be designated as
25TH ANNIVERSARY FOR
THE PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS, COLLIER AT IMMOKALEE
DONE AND
ORDERED THIS 14t" Day of March 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
RICK LOCASTRO, CHAIRMAN
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4.A
03/14/2023
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A
Doc ID: 24799
Item Summary: Proclamation recognizing the 25th Anniversary for the Pace Center for Girls, Collier at
Immokalee. To be accepted by Marianne Kearns, Executive Director, and other distinguished guests.
Meeting Date: 03/14/2023
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist — Communications, Government, and Public Affairs
Name: Aimee Trochessett
03/02/2023 9:23 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Communications, Govt. & Public Affairs Director — County Manager's Office
Name: John Mullins
03/02/2023 9:23 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Communications, Government, and Public Affairs Deborah Curry
County Manager's Office John Mullins Division Review
County Manager's Office Geoffrey Willig County Manager Review
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending
Division Review Completed
03/02/2023 9:44 AM
Completed 03/03/2023 8:25 AM
Completed 03/03/2023 9:22 AM
03/14/2023 9:00 AM
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