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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final October 3, 2017 <br />the Turkey Drop dates and locations would soon be announced, with volunteers <br />being needed. <br />Read and Presented <br />5.B. 17-0995 Presentation of Proclamation Designating the Month of October, 2017 as National <br />Arts and Humanities Month <br />Recommended Action: Read and Presented. <br />Attachments: Proclamation <br />Commissioner Adams read and presented the Proclamation to Bonnie Pendleton, <br />Humanities Liaison, The Emerson Center, who gave a brief overview of the <br />upcoming free cultural and historical presentations coming to The Emerson Center <br />in the near future. <br />Read and Presented <br />5.C. 17-0931 Presentation Thanking Commission for Supporting Gifford Youth Achievement <br />Center by Freddie Woolfork, Director of Public Relations & Facilities Operations <br />Recommended Action: No Action Required <br />Gifford Youth Achievement Center (GYAC) Public Relations & Facilities <br />Operations Director Freddie Woolfolk expressed his gratitude towards the Board <br />for being a supportive element of the GYAC over the past 20 years. He applauded <br />community partner, Waste Management, for coming to the aid of the Gifford <br />Community by donating backpacks filled with school supplies during the 19th <br />Annual Back -to -School Bash. Waste Management also provided hot meals to over <br />500 individuals in the days following Hurricane Irma. <br />Chairman Flescher thanked Mr. Woolfork for the open-door policy that he and his <br />team have demonstrated on a daily basis. <br />Read and Presented <br />5.D. 17-1022 Presentation on "Real Men Wear Pink" by Commissioner Peter O'Bryan <br />Recommended Action: Presentation - No Action Needed <br />Vice Chairman O'Bryan disclosed statistics relating to breast cancer, and announced <br />his commitment to the "Real Men Wear Pink" fund raising campaign with a <br />PowerPoint Presentation, showing himself and Commissioner Adams having their <br />hair dyed pink, in support of women and men fighting cancer. <br />Theresa Woodson and Jenny Davis, both of the American Cancer Society, were in <br />Indian River County Florida Page 2 <br />