Agenda 08/22/2023 Item # 4A (Proclamation designating September is Hunger Action Month)08/22/2023
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, September is Hunger Action Month; and
WHEREAS, food is a basic and essential need of every living creature; and
WHEREAS, Harry Chapin Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief nonprofit
organization and the only Feeding America member in Southwest Florida
servicing Collier County; and
WHEREAS, 12.9 million pounds of food were distributed by Harry Chapin Food Bank
in Collier County during 2022; and
WHEREAS, this September we ask you to join the fight to end hunger. Your power,
voice, actions, and commitment will ensure nobody ever has to make an
impossible choice between food and other necessities such as medicine,
utilities, or childcare; and
WHEREAS, citizens are urged to advocate, volunteer, and donate during Hunger
Action Month to join the fight to end hunger in Collier County;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that September be designated as
HUNGER ACTION MONTH
IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 22nd Day of August 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
________________________
RICK LOCASTRO, CHAIRMAN
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08/22/2023
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A
Doc ID: 26285
Item Summary: Proclamation designating September 2023 as Hunger Action Month in Collier County. To be
accepted by Stuart Haniff, Chief Development Officer, Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida.
Meeting Date: 08/22/2023
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – County Manager's Office
Name: Aimee Trochessett
08/07/2023 4:08 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Management Analyst II – County Manager's Office
Name: Geoffrey Willig
08/07/2023 4:08 PM
Approved By:
Review:
County Manager's Office Geoffrey Willig County Manager Review Completed 08/10/2023 10:51 AM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 08/22/2023 9:00 AM
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