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WHEREAS, September is Hunger Action Month nationwide, with September 13,
2018, designated as Hunger Action Day; and,
WHEREAS, Hunger Action Month is a hunger awareness campaign started by the
Feeding America network of food banks, which includes the Harry
Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida; and,
WHEREAS, Collier County is one of five Southwest Florida counties the Harry
Chapin Food Bank serves; and,
WHEREAS, Collier County has approximately 37,000 people who are food insecure,
which means they may not know where their next meal is coming from,
according to Feeding America’s 2017 Map the Meal Gap study; and,
WHEREAS, approximately 12,400 of those 37,000 people are children; and,
WHEREAS, the Harry Chapin Food Bank distributed nearly 5.1 million pounds of
food in Collier County in the last fiscal year, a 6 percent increase over
the year before; and,
WHEREAS, the Harry Chapin Food Bank provides food to more than 30 nonprofit
agencies in Collier County and through its mobile pantry program, called
Fulfill; and,
WHEREAS, the Harry Chapin Food Bank formally opened a new 13,500 square foot
Collier County Center this year at 3940 Prospect Avenue, Unit 101,
Naples; and,
WHEREAS, the new Collier County Center is helping the food bank provide more
food, volunteer opportunities and space to collaborate with the
community; and,
WHEREAS, the Harry Chapin Food Bank encourages Collier County citizens to
continue to volunteer, advocate and donate to help end hunger in Collier
County.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that Thursday, September 13, 2018, be designated
as
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HUNGER ACTION DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 11th Day of September 2018.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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ANDY SOLIS, CHAIRMAN
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A
Doc ID: 6405
Item Summary: Proclamation designating September 13, 2018 as Hunger Action Day in Collier
County. To be accepted by Miriam Pereira, Director of Development, Harry Chapin Food Bank.
Meeting Date: 09/11/2018
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Aimee Trochessett
08/10/2018 3:40 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager-Communications & Cust. Relations – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Mike Sheffield
08/10/2018 3:40 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Communication and Customer Relations Mike Sheffield Additional Reviewer Completed 08/17/2018 9:30 AM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida County Manager Review Completed 09/01/2018 8:26 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 09/11/2018 9:00 AM
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