Agenda 04/12/2011 Item # 4A
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4/12/2011 Item 4.A.
PROCLAMA TION
the 2011 Naples Relay for Life will take place at Gulfview Middle School, 255 6th Street
South, Friday, Aprl1 15'h at 4:30 p.m. through Saturday, April 16th, 12:00 p.m.: and.
the Relay starts with a Survivors Lap, an inspirational time when survivors are invited to
circle the track together and help everyone celebrate the victories achieved over cancer:
and,
the event also honors people who have been touched by cancer and remembers loved ones
lost to the disease during the Luminoria Ceremony held after dark at 9:00 p.m.: and.
with chartered divisions throughout the country and over 3,400 local offices, the American
Cancer Society is committed to fighting cancer through balanced programs of research,
education, patient service, advocacy, and rehabilitation: and.
the American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in
communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled
cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease: and,
donations made to the Relay for Life help support the American Cancer Society fulfill its
mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and
diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service: and.
to remember former Collier County Manager Jim Mudd, John Yonkosky and Judi Bodine and
all other loved ones who were lost to the disease.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that
April 15and 16, 2010 be designated as
RELA Y FOR LIFE DA YS
to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer; remember loved ones lost to the
disease: and fight back against a disease that takes too much.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 12th Day of April, 2011.
ATTEST:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED COYLE, CHAIRMAN
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
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4/12/2011 Item 4.A.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A.
Item Summary: Proclamation designating April 15 and 16, 2011 as Relay For Life Days. To
be accepted by Melissa Wolf, Community Representative, Kathleen Coppola, Event Chairman
and Mary Jo Thurston, Survivor. Sponsored by Commissioner Fiala.
Meeting Date: 4/12/2011
Prepared By
Name: Paula Springs
Title: Executive Aide to the BCC.
3124/20] 1 12:]6:30 PM
Approved By
Name: SheffieldMichael
Title: Manager-Business Operations, CMO
Date: 3124120]] 3:29: II PM
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