Agenda 04/11/2023 Item # 4A (Proclamation recognizing Sunlight Home of Collier County)4.A
04/11/2023
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,
in 1994, Sunlight Home of Collier County was formed and property was
purchased in Naples to provide a safe and loving home environment for
pregnant teens and women that are homeless, abused, and trafficked;
and
WHEREAS,
since the beginning, Sunlight Home has provided a long term, Christian
based program that empowers pregnant teens and women to break the
cycle of poverty and abuse; and
WHEREAS,
for over 29 years, Sunlight Home has provided hundreds of residents
with medical care, therapy, education, employment assistance, financial
education, life skills training, parental education, and adoption support;
and
WHEREAS,
a volunteer board secures necessary resources for the program by
private donations and grants, but never by government funds; and
WHEREAS,
Sunlight Home provides a much needed service to the people of Collier
County by caring for their vulnerable citizens and helping them rejoin
society;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that Sunlight Home of Collier County is recognized for
its 29 years of services to pregnant teens and women of Collier County.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 11t" Day of April 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
RICK LOCASTRO, CHAIRMAN
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4.A
04/11/2023
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A
Doc ID: 25081
Item Summary: Proclamation recognizing Sunlight Home of Collier County. To be accepted by Carolyn Bott,
President.
Meeting Date: 04/11/2023
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist — Communications, Government, and Public Affairs
Name: Aimee Trochessett
03/30/2023 8:47 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Communications, Govt. & Public Affairs Director — County Manager's Office
Name: John Mullins
03/30/2023 8:47 PM
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
03/31/2023 4:53 PM
Completed 04/03/2023 8:44 AM
Completed 04/03/2023 10:56 AM
04/11/2023 9:00 AM
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