Backup Documents 02/24/2009 Item # 4A04A "'
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Friendship Force of Southwest Florida will be celebrating World
Friendship Day on March 1, 2009; and,
WHEREAS, Friendship Force International was founded in March, 1977 by
President Jimmy Carter at a White House ceremony and has earned
recognition for its people -to- people diplomacy with a Nobel Peace
Prize nomination, and has gained the respect of governments around
the world for its ground - breaking home hospitality program as an
effective means for promoting international understanding; and,
WHEREAS, the Friendship Force is called an 'exchange" because you exchange
the way you currently see the world for an entirely new perspective
by exploring which allows people to see a culture up dose, through
the eyes of local residents, taking you straight to the heart of a
country and its people, by understanding cultural differences and
permanently changing the way you read and watch the news as distant
places are no longer vague dots on the map, they are now the home
of your new friends; and
WHEREAS, time spent together at the breakfast table creates the kind of
empathy that expands the mind and the heart. You will want to put
friendsMp into action by supporting your friends in distant places with
humanitarian and educational projects, showing that working together
can build a better and more peaceful world, and,
WHEREAS, the mission of Friendship Force is "bringing global peoples together in
friendship through understanding and respect. "
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that March 1, 2009, be designated as
WORLD FRIENDSHIP DAY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 24th Day of February, 2009.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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DONNA krALA, CHAIRMAN
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