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Sic. Freddie L. Woolfork WHEREAS, Freddie L. Woolfork, a graduate of Vero Beach High School and a 1974 graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, was born and raised in Gifford, Florida, and WHEREAS, the Gifford Youth Achievement Center (GYAC), Inc., is a nonprofit organization that opened its doors in 1998 with the goal of enhancing the academic achievement of children in Indian River County, and WHEREAS, the GYAC offers numerous programs for all of its residents, from children to seniors, such as its After School Education Program that provides homework assistance, tutoring, and mentoring for children in grades kindergarten through 12 and its Beyond Special K (Senior) Program that provides adults and senior citizens educational, social, recreational, and cultural activities, and WHEREAS, Freddie Woolfork has dedicated his career to the GYAC since its inception and currently serves as the GYAC's director of public relations and facility operations and a mentor in the GYAC's Boys 2 Men 2 Greatness program, a program started in 2015 that matches at -risk male teens with adult male role models from the Gifford community to help keep the young men in school and out of trouble, and WHEREAS, as a Gifford native, Freddie Woolfork knows his community well and has been an eyewitness to its evolving needs, which inspired him to help create the Gifford Neighborhood Plan, a grassroots effort conceptualized in 1999 and approved in 2014 that aims to improve economic conditions and the quality of life for Gifford residents by identifying issues that are important to the residents and making recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners to resolve those issues, and WHEREAS, Freddie Woolfork also serves his community, on the Indian River Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors, the Vero Beach Museum of Art Education Committee, the Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast Youth Council Board, the Riverside National Bank of Florida Community Board, the Progressive Civic League of Gifford, Florida, Inc., and the Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers Board of Directors, and WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Vero Beach designated July 2, 2005, as "Freddie Woolfork Day," and, in 2007, Vero Beach Magazine selected Freddie Woolfork as one of the 40 most influential people in Indian River County, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESPECTFULLY PROCLAIMED that Freddie L. Woolfork is honored for his dedication to the residents of Indian River County and thanked for his many years of exemplary service in the community. Debbie Mayfield Representative, District 54 3-1