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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-208RESOLUTION NO. 10-208 A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE NEW ST. LUCIE COUNTY FOUNDATION BOARD FOR HIBISCUS CHILDREN'S CENTER WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the following determinations 1. Child abuse and neglect are a serious and growing problem affecting millions of our nation's children annually and many children here in St. Lucie County. 2. More than half of the children served by Hibiscus Children's Center are from St. Lucie County. 3. For 25 years, Hibiscus Children's Center's mission has been to provide safety for abused, abandoned and neglected children through prevention programs, residential programs, shelter programs, and recovery programs. 4. Hibiscus Children's Center recruits, trains and licenses foster families yearly and provides support and retention services for them. 5. Prevention of abuse requires neighborhoods and communities to be attentive to the problems of families and be willing to help when help is needed. 6. Hibiscus Children's Center has successfully established the St. Lucie County Foundation Board. 7. This St. Lucie County Foundation Board has completed its first year of operations for the purpose of carrying out the mission to serve the children of St. Lucie County in Hibiscus Children's Center's care. 8. Hibiscus Children's Center has been Saving ~'hi/dren for 25 years; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida: This Board does hereby commend the work of the new St. Lucie County Foundation Board for Hibiscus Children's Center and extend their support to engage in activities that strengthen families and the community to provide the optimal environment for children to grow and thrive without the threat of abuse, neglect, or abandonment. 2. This Board encourages all citizens to learn more about helping the children served by the Hibiscus Children's Center, to volunteer, to donate or to Leave a Legacy and remember Hibiscus in your will. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 20th day of July, 2010. ATTEST: BOARD OF CO ST. LUCIE COU BY: CO COMMISSIONERS F RI DA AS TO LEGAL FORM AN D A'