Backup Documents 04/22/2014 Item # 4B PROCLAMATION • 4 B
WHEREAS, May 8, 2014, marks the centennial of the signing of the Smith-Lever Act, which
established Cooperative Extension, known in the State of Florida as OF/IFAS
Extension and Florida A and M University Extension, the nationwide
transformational education system operating through land-grant universities in
partnership with federal, state and local governments; and
WHEREAS, Cooperative Extension's research-based education for farmers and ranchers
helped establish the State of Florida and the United States as a leading
agricultural-producing state and nation in the world; and
WHEREAS, since 1924, when the clover emblem was adopted by USDA to represent 4-H,
Cooperative Extension's nationwide youth development program has reached milliot
of youth and helped prepare them for responsible adulthood; and
WHEREAS, Cooperative Extension prepares people for healthy, productive lives through
sustained education, such as the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program,
breaking the cycle of poverty and reducing expenditures for federal and state
assistance programs; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida and many states are celebrating the centennial of the signinc
of the Smith-Lever Act with resolutions and proclamations, and many land-grant
institutions also are commemorating the signing of the historic legislation; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners recognizes the significance of the Smith-Leve
Act to the establishment of Cooperative Extension nationwide and consequently
supported the Extension program in the state of Florida.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that May 8th, 2014 be designated as
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
recognizing 100th Anniversary of the Cooperative Extension
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 221d Day of April, 2014 ° IL
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS � k
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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