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Backup Documents 04/12/2016 Item # 4F jr PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Angels Undercover is a Collier County based 501(c)(3) whose mission is to promote education by providing uniforms to those who would otherwise arrive at school inadequately dressed; and, WHEREAS, Angles Undercover began in 2010 serving three schools and has expanded to serve more than 22 Collier County elementary schools; and, WHEREAS, Angels Undercover employs no staff and is wholly volunteer based and privately funded to minimize costs and provide aid directly where it is needed most; and, WHEREAS, Angles Undercover allocates 100% of the funding received to buy clothing for needy children; and, WHEREAS, Angles Undercover serves 68% of elementary students eligible for and receiving free and reduced lunches, as well as, make up 30% of Collier County's children (0-17 years) who live at or below the poverty level; and, WHEREAS, Angels Undercover is working toward supplying 30 elementary schools with the highest populations of underprivileged students with the basic clothing items their children need in order to come to school ready to learn; and, NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed, that the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, recognizes Angels Undercover for serving families of Collier County by providing clothing to students who would otherwise attend school inadequately dressed. DONE AND ORDERED THIS 12th Day of April 2016. (C�1 All 'il� BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS �� 1w0 COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA t � J I 4L .,,,J ,, 4 (C v DONNA F ALA, CHAIR