Backup Documents 03/14/2023 Item # 4A 4A
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 25th 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 14th Day of March 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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