Rotary District 6950 recognition
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Okay. I see three gentlemen from the Rotary Club that are here. Um before we do the consent agenda, I'd like to bring them up. I think they want to make a presentation. So I know they're important businessmen, so let's bring them all up.
Mr. Chair, just for the record, there's no one on um WebEx on public comment.
Okay, so this will be the last part of public comment.
You may want to generally ask if there's anybody who hasn't signed up after after you get through
after it's
okay.
Uh Chris Cosella, [address removed]. Um I want to thank the uh Chair, Chair Mariano and the rest of the Board of County Commissioners for allowing us to come here today. Um We are uh part of Rotary International, uh Rotary District 6950, which covers four counties here in uh Pasco County, Penella, Sonando, and Citrus Counties. Uh we have over eighteen hundred members. Uh you'll be happy to hear a third of those members are here in Pasco
County. Um sixty-seven years ago, our first club in Pasco County started here in Zephyrhills and since then we've had a great relationship with the Board of County Commissioners. Um I think this is the first time in recent history that we've come to thank you for your support. Um Troy Stevenson, who's right here. Brought to our attention right after the uh Hurricane Ian supply drive. that
you know your support means a lot. So we all agreed, we said, you know, let's let's recognize them, whether it's recognizing veterans in Newport Ritchie. Remembering nine eleven in Wesley Chapel? or allowing us to partner with the first universally inclusive playground in Pasco County, or collecting food for uh with Pasco County Administrator. You've been there and you've included us. Which we're really grateful for.
Um With that We'll also be there in the future. We've just recently revamped our uh Disaster recover disaster uh response teams. in Pasco and all of the four counties. Just to give you an imp in a uh insight on that. Down in Southwest Florida. The Rotary Club's down there. They mock and gutted three hundred homes. That's 300 residents in that area
in the affected area. It's about twenty thousand dollars for each home. That's a six million dollar impact. that they made on these families. And those are volunteers. They did that for free. So again, your support. Has mean meant a lot. And we'd just like to thank you by presenting plaques to you. And Derek, you can read those?
Yep.
I will say there's a there's a lot of people that come up here and comment and talk about problems that we have in the county and Um there are those problems but there's also a lot of good and Uh we see a lot of good uh in the public officers that do the hard work and and try to solve those problems every day. Um in recognition of that. Um we have Plaques for you. Uh and it says in recognition of our continued support of of your continued support of our community, our citizens, and the
Rotary Clubs of Pasco County, you exemplify our motto, service above self. And so we'd like to present you these plaques.
Uh move to receive.
You're not gonna put 'em in the record.
Oh.
yeah. If you wouldn't
put them in the record, hang on for just a second. Move to take the platform.
a second we're gonna we're gonna come down and take a picture but I wanna I wanna do something for you guys too that we actually did a little bit ago but we're gonna read it to you as well. So if you would just hang on for a second.
Oh wow Jack, I wanna thank you for uh telling me it was gonna be eleven o'clock and then pulling me up early. We almost forgot to apply.
And it'll be okay.
Hopefully we don't have to take any more boat rides.
There we go. Thank you.
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Um yeah, just stay there for a second. We're gonna read the resolution real quick and then we'll come down to a picture all together.
Okay. Oh, that's very nice.
So we could, Madam Clerk, I know we've already read this resolution, but just so they can hear it in person.
Absolutely.
Thank you.
Resolution number 23-085, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, proclaiming the month of March to be designated National Procurement Month. That's not the right one.
I'm like, nope. Thanks anyway. All right. I only have this version of it that's framed. We'll try again. All right, resolution number 23-029. A resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, recognizing Rotary District. Hey, this is the right one. 6950 and Pasco County residents for providing assistance to the citizens of Lee County, Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Whereas on September 28th, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall
in our state, causing severe destruction and devastation throughout Florida. And whereas Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane and was the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida. Since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. ANRAS, upon learning of the needs of Lee County citizens, Pasco County residents immediately responded. NRAS Rotary District 6950 and other Pasco County volunteers accepted donations of needed supplies, including equipment, food,
and water. And RAS Moss Nissan opened up their Bay Area locations. To accept donations for 49 clubs of Rotary District 6950 volunteers. Volunteers filled four 26-foot box trucks with collected donations and delivered them to the residents of Lee County in the days following the storm. And RAS Rotary District 6950 delivered supplies to the Pasco Sheriff's Deployable Emergency Response Teams, stationed in both four. Fort Myers and Bonita Springs.
And Raz Rotary District 6950 also raised nearly 85,000 for additional hurricane relief efforts in Lee County. NRAS private citizens, including Alex Hamilton, Alana Crumley, Allison Crumley, Leah Crumley, Sean Houseman, Lori Zeller, and Olivia Crumley, volunteered to aid in relief efforts. And RAS volunteers partner together to aid in cleanup efforts, including debris removal, sewage cleanup, and more. And RAS Lee County continues to rely on
the support of our dedicated volunteers to recover and rebuild. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby recognizes Rotary District 6950, Alex Hamilton, Alana Crumley, Allison Crumley, Leah Crumley, Sean Housman, Lori Zeller, and Olivia Crumley for their dedicated work in providing relief. To the citizens of Lee County, Florida, done and resolved in regular session with a quorum pro present and voting on the sixth day of December, 2022.
Okay. Now we've already voted we already voted on this and approved it, so we don't have to do that. Oh that'll save us ten minutes. But I do want to say um The Rotary Club International 6950 was phenomenal in all in all the work you did for people. Um even after the fact as far as restoring all those homes. to see everybody coming together. Gathering supplies, putting together and then making the trek Down to Fort Myers all the way through. And I will tell you personally for me going down there was just an extra uh benefit
for me to actually see it. Um I've seen hurricane situations before, but this one here is so fresh, so strong right down the street. And to see our Sheriff's Department, how they were deployed out and around, um, how they brought us out to the island, uh, and just watching the devastation that just just had happened and what those people had to go through was was really something. Uh and from that, uh Andy Fawcett is actually gonna give a presentation later today all about resiliency, what we can do around here to protect ourselves or if we do get this event, if it does ever come our way. What can we
do to better prevent prevent the destruction that they felt, uh and and make sure we take the proper actions as well. So I want to say thank you guys for your dedication, your leadership. Uh you know, you really live the Rotary Motto, so we greatly appreciate you. Uh Commissioner Bradford.
Every time I've picked up the phone and and called Chris or Troy or Everybody's standing there, uh, it has been a joy. Uh and I won't be long winded 'cause I Try not to be long winded, but They walk the walk. And they talk the talk. Um After we took care of the hurricane. Everybody knows I love dogs. So hey. I got some needs, I called Troy. I got dog food showing up
at car dealerships. food showing up, you know, uh animal services and it was uh it's just a great thing to see when people uh come around common ideas. And it's positive. We have a great community. And I think the more we stick together, more we work together, the better it is for everybody. Thank you, sir.
Agreed. Okay. Uh should we go and take a picture? Yeah, yeah.
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