Agenda 03/23/2021 Item #16H3 (Proclamation - American Red Cross Month)03/23/2021
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross fulfills a unique and vital role in our community,
providing help and hope in the face of emergencies and disaster and is a
true reflection of the humanitarian and volunteer spirit of the American
people; and
WHEREAS, for over seventy-eight years, United States Presidents have called upon
people to support the American Red Cross and its humanitarian mission.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first to proclaim March as Red
Cross Month in 1943. Since that time, every president has issued
proclamations designating March as Red Cross Month; and
WHEREAS, the Red Cross has been helping people in Collier County for 104 years,
responding to disasters, assisting members of the military, teaching
lifesaving skills, and providing comfort and support; and
WHEREAS, this past year Red Cross volunteers helped people in our community
affected by home fires by addressing their urgent needs for food and
lodging and providing recovery support. Meanwhile, when large disasters
like the Western wildfires, coastal hurricanes, tornadoes and floods
devastated families in other parts of the country last year, volunteers
from our community were among the thousands of Red Cross workers -
90 percent of them volunteers - who left their homes to work alongside
partners to provide refuge, food, relief items, emotional support,
recovery planning and other assistance; and
WHEREAS, we applaud the American Red Cross’ mission to prevent and alleviate
human suffering in the face of emergencies, and our community depends
on the American Red Cross, which relies on volunteers and the
generosity of the public to perform its mission;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that March be designated as
AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH
IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 23rd Day of March, 2021.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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PENNY TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.H.3
Doc ID: 15293
Item Summary: Proclamation designating March 2021 as American Red Cross Month in Collier
County. The proclamation will be mailed to Jill Palmer, Executive Director, American Red Cross -
Florida Gulf Coast to Heartland Chapter.
Meeting Date: 03/23/2021
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Aimee Trochessett
03/11/2021 12:13 PM
Submitted by:
Title: – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Deborah Curry
03/11/2021 12:13 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Administrative Services Department Michael Cox Additional Reviewer Completed 03/11/2021 4:59 PM
County Manager's Office Dan Rodriguez County Manager Review Completed 03/12/2021 10:01 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 03/23/2021 9:00 AM
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