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Agenda Item No. 4A
October 27, 2009
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Item Number: 4A
Item Summary: Proclamation designoting November 9, 2009 as VJorld Orphans Day 2009. To be accepted
by Tom Scott, Pnesident/CO0, Sky Angel U.S. LLC. and Kam|o Davis, Director - Public
Relations, Sky Angel U.S LLC
Meeting Date: 10/2712009 9:00�00 AM
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Agenda Item No. 4A
October 27, 2009
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PROCL AM A TION
WHEREAS, the number of homeless, displaced, and orphaned children is growing exponentially,
and is calculated to be one hundred and forty five million children warldwide; and
WHEREAS, children who have been orphaned or rendered vulnerable by AIDS are among the most
impoverished children of the world - currently over fifteen million; and,
WHEREAS, the orphaned number includes displaced children from wars, natural disasters, and
AIDS, creating a humanitarian and economic challenge that our global society must
urgently address, the reality of there being more than fifty three million orphans in
Sub Sahara Africa alone emphasizes the magnitude; and,
WHEREAS, fragile and vulnerable children left behind from these wars, natural disasters,
famine, and diseases creates levels of poverty that renders addressing hunger and
the associated living conditions as a top priority for our global humanitarian society;
and,
WHEREAS, over sixty mil /ion orphans go to bed hungry every night; and
WHEREAS, every two seconds, a child becomes an orphan; and,
WHEREAS, World Orphans Day strives to raise public awareness about the plight of these
children whose numbers are increasing without any sign of abatement; and,
WHEREAS, only a large -scale sustainable political, social, and moral awakening by governments
around the world, non governmental agencies, and religious groups can address this
crisis; and
WHEREAS, a// levels of government both local and national accept as part of their moral charter
to be a guarantor of the rights of children, and accept that protecting and seeing to
the well -being of all the world's children is a collective responsibility.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that November 9, 2009 be designated as
WORLD ORPHANS DAY 2009
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 27th Day of October, 2009.
ATTEST.
DWI6HT E. BROCK, CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
DONNA FIALA, CHAIRMAN