HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-234RESOLUTION NO. 10-234
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 14, 2010 THROUGH
NOVEMBER 20, 2010 AS "NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESS
AWARENESS WEEK" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Each year, one week before Thanksgiving, the National Coalition for the Homeless and
the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness co-sponsor the National Hunger and
Homelessness Awareness Week during which non-profits, schools, communities and cities take part in a
nationwide effort to bring greater awareness to the problems of hunger and homelessness.
2. The Homeless Family Center, Inc., which provides emergency and transitional shelter for
homeless families from Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee Counties is participating in this
nationwide program by educating the community about this complex issue and soliciting support for their
work at various locations throughout the area.
3. The present state of our local and national economy has driven the numbers of homeless
and hungry individuals and families to unprecedented levels, which for many of us include our neighbors,
families and friends.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the week of November 14, 2010 through November
20, 2010 as "NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK" in St. Lucie County,
Florida.
2. This Board encourages the citizens of St. Lucie County to continue with our area's legacy
of banding together to meet the needs of our communities with awareness, generosity and the
determination to find solutions by giving of ourselves to those less fortunate in a way that no
government or institution by itself can.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 9`h day of November, 2010.
ATTEST: _~E (,I~
BOARD OF C ,COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE C TY, LORIDA
BY:
C AN
AS TO LEGAL FORM AND
ESS; ,./1
COUNTY A1trfORNEY