Florida Senate - 2010                            (NP)    SR 2854
       
       
       
       By Senator Wilson
       
       
       
       
       33-04982-10                                           20102854__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the students, mentors, and
    3         staff of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project was
    6  founded in March 1993 by Frederica S. Wilson, who was then a
    7  member of the Miami-Dade County School Board, for the purpose of
    8  providing at-risk boys with alternatives that lead away from a
    9  life of crime and violence, and
   10         WHEREAS, the goal of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence
   11  Project is to instill the values of mainstream America in
   12  participants through a focus on three principles: there are
   13  positive and successful men in our community to emulate; there
   14  are positive alternatives to self-destructive behavior and
   15  succumbing to societal pitfalls; and we all are responsible for
   16  preparing our children to effectively deal with the challenges
   17  and struggles that confront today’s youth, and
   18         WHEREAS, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project is
   19  dedicated to providing the support necessary to reclaim at-risk
   20  boys, awarding thousands of dollars in renewable scholarships to
   21  participants so that they may move to the next level of
   22  education, and
   23         WHEREAS, as part of its mission, the 5000 Role Models of
   24  Excellence Project has placed many prominent Americans from all
   25  across this nation in the Miami-Dade County public schools,
   26  where they serve as positive role models, and
   27         WHEREAS, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project
   28  continues to recruit African-American males who give of their
   29  time and expertise to work with at-risk young men, NOW,
   30  THEREFORE,
   31  
   32  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   34         That the members of the Senate recognize the students,
   35  mentors, and staff of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project
   36  and congratulate them on their success in promoting excellence
   37  in the lives of at-risk young men in the Miami-Dade County
   38  community.