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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 />