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A <br />PROCLAMATION <br />HONORING JONNIE MAE PERRY <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County celebrates African American Pioneers who paved the way for this <br />generation and many to come through their service to the community in the business, public, and elected <br />arenas; and <br />WHEREAS, Jonnie Mae Perry has served as a pillar to the community throughout her distinguished <br />39 -year professional career, including time as a public servant with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban <br />Development; and <br />WHEREAS, Jonnie Mae Perry has set an impeccable example for higher education as a graduate of <br />Vero Beach High School and Morris Brown College, and as Executive Vice President of the American <br />Association of University Women of Vero Beach; and <br />WHEREAS, Jonnie Mae Perry has worked tirelessly to forward public education in Indian River County <br />as a volunteer with Vero Beach Elementary's "Winners Walk Tall" program, as a Gifford Middle School <br />community partner, as a School Advisory Committee member for Vero Beach High School, and as a Board <br />member and Director of Outreach and Development for the Gifford Youth Orchestra; and <br />WHEREAS, Jonnie Mae Perry has sought, to preserve the history of the Gifford community as head of <br />the Gifford High School Legacy room, as an Advisory Board member of the Indian River Historical Society, as <br />a member of the Gifford Progressive Civic League, and as Executive Director of the Gifford Community <br />Cultural and Resource Center, a non-profit, volunteer -based organization providing mentoring, leadership, and <br />cultural programs for under -served youth; and <br />WHEREAS, Jonnie Mae Perry has served the greater community as a lifetime member of the NAACP <br />of Indian River County, as a co -facilitator for the Coalition for Racial Justice committee at the Unitarian <br />Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, as a Board member of the Indian River Community Services Alliance, <br />and as a volunteer with the Indian River County Habitat for Humanity. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Proclamation recognizes the pioneer spirit and civic <br />contributions made to the Treasure Coast by Jonnie Mae Perry. <br />Adopted this 12th day of February, 2019. <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Bob Solari, Chairman <br />Susan Adams, Vice Chairman <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />Tim Zorc <br />Peter D: O'Bryan <br />1 <br />