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Board of County Commissioners <br />Meeting Minutes - Final September 10, 2019 <br />local partner agencies for their support and contributions, and she invited the public <br />to visit www.stophunger.org for the calendar of events that have been scheduled to <br />raise awareness for the need to combat hunger at the local level. <br />Read and Presented <br />5.B. 19-0774 Presentation of Proclamation Designating September 2019, As Attendance <br />Awareness Month <br />Recommended Action: Recommend Read and Present <br />Attachments: Proclamation <br />Commissioner Zorc read and presented the Proclamation to employees of the <br />School District of Indian River County, Dr. Christina Jacobs, Coordinator of <br />Student Services, and Lavonne Walker, Attendance Specialist. Dr. Jacobs spoke on <br />the importance of attendance in student achievement, and thanked the Board and <br />the community for their support. <br />Read and Presented <br />5.C. 19-0778 Presentation of Proclamation Designating September 2019, As Suicide Awareness <br />Month <br />Recommended Action: Recommend Read and Present <br />Attachments: Proclamation <br />Commissioner Flescher read and presented the Proclamation to Lisa Rymer, Chief <br />Development Officer, and Jodi Harvey, Advocate and Volunteer, both present on <br />behalf of New Horizons of the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee. Ms. Rymer <br />explained the practice of QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer), a tool to prevent <br />suicides from occurring. She provided flyers to the Board for the 9th Annual Race <br />For Recovery to be held on September 28, 2019. <br />Read and Presented <br />5.D. 19-0729 Presentation of Donation to Indian River County Fire Stations of Pet Rescue <br />Equipment Containing Oxygen Masks for Dogs and Cats by Ted Pankiewicz, <br />Executive Director, For the Love of Paws Senior Pet Sanctuary, Inc. <br />Recommended Action: Presented <br />Ted Pankiewicz, Executive Director of For the Love of Paws Senior Pet Sanctuary, <br />Inc., provided the background of the organization, formed in February 2015 in <br />memory of his daughter-in-law, Jessica, who had a dream to establish a program to <br />help senior citizens who could no longer care for their pets. Mr. Pankiewicz went <br />on to explain that after reading an article about four (4) large dogs being <br />resuscitated, he reached out to Commissioner Flescher to inquire about the need for <br />Indian River County Florida Page 2 <br />