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PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING APRIL 15, 2018 AS JACKIE ROBINSON DAY <br />WHEREAS, April 15, 2018 will mark the 71st anniversary of Jackie Robinson making his Major <br />League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers as he broke the color barrier in 1947 to become the first <br />African-American to play Major League Baseball; and <br />WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson spent nine Spring Trainings (1948-56) at Dodgertown, Vero Beach <br />and the Dodgers advanced to the World Series five times in those years; and <br />WHEREAS, In 1948 Dodgertown became the first and only integrated Spring Training site in the <br />South; and <br />WHEREAS, Major and Minor League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day nationally each <br />April 15th; and <br />WHEREAS, Mr. Pat O'Conner, Minor League Baseball President & CEO, said "Minor League <br />Baseball is proud to be part of this annual celebration in Vero Beach as we play a game at Historic <br />Dodgertown to honor him."; and <br />WHEREAS, the fifth annual Jackie Robinson Celebration game will take place on Sunday, April <br />15, 2018, in Holman Stadium when the St Lucie Mets host the Dunedin Blue Jays to benefit a worthy <br />cause, the United Way of Indian River County; and <br />WHEREAS, the cost of this Minor League Baseball game is kept low so that it can be a true <br />community -wide celebration. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the Board designates April 15, 2018, as Jackie Robinson <br />Day, and hereby congratulates Major League Baseball on its work and success in Indian River County <br />over the past 70 years. <br />Adopted this 20th day of March, 2018. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Peter D. O'Bryan, Chairman <br />Bob Solari, Vice Chairman <br />Susan Adams <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />Tim Zorc <br />3 <br />C. <br />