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Item 2A- Contribution to Beaches Resource Center FoundationAGENDA ITEM: SUBM ITIED BY: DATE: BACKGROUND: CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH CITY COMMISSION MEETING STAFF REPORT Contribution to Beaches Resource Center Foundation Timmy Johnson, Recreation Dlrectp ~ May 26,2016 AGENDA LTEM #2A JUNE 13,2016 The Recreation Department received a letter requesting $2,000 to support the Beaches Reso urce Center Foundation. The funds for this request was approved by the City Commission during the budget process and placed in the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee budget. The city has supported the Beaches Resource Center Foundation for over five years. The Pres i dent of the Beaches Resource Center Foundation is Samantha DeCarlo. The Center provides educational, psychological, health a nd socia l services that help Beaches youth overcome challenges that impede their success in school and daily life, helping to remove obstacles to learning, allowing students to reach their potential in the classroom and elsewhere. Services are available at no cost to stude nts living at the beach . BUDGET: Funds for this request was approved during the budget process. ATTACHMENTS : Request letter from Beaches Resource Center Foundation RECOMMENDATION: Present Samantha DeCarlo with a check in support of the Beaches Resource Center Foundation . REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: _--?/~~.,.::;._~=a....,="--'~=-:....=~:;.=.. ______ _ Mr. Timmy Johnson l)eaches 1\esource Center foundation 700 5eagate Avenu e Neptune 5cach, f lorida )2266 May 19, 2016 Department of Recreatton Programs & Special Events City of Atlantic Beach 716 Ocea n Blvd . Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 Dear Timmy, AG E NDA lTEM #2A J UNE 13, 2016 I am writing this letter to request that the $2,000.00 approved by the Atlantic Beach City Commission for the Beaches Resource Center for the 2015-2016 fiscal year be sent to the "Beaches Resource Center Foundation" at the address indicated above. As you know, this money will be used to enhance our abil ity to serve families and children living in Atlantic Beach. The Beaches Resource Center (BRC), a Full Service School of Jacksonville site , plays a key role in the Beaches community by providing educational, psychological, health and social services that help Beaches youth overcome challenges that impede their success in school and daily life, helping to remove obstacles to learning , allowing students to reach their potential in the classroom and elsewhere. Services are available at no cost to all students living at the beach regardless of whether they attend public or private schools. The BRC Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the lives of beaches school age youth by funding services and programs designed to help them succeed in school and daily life . The Foundation is dedicated to bringing even more children's services to the Beaches area, delivered by the Beaches Resource Center. Be assured the City of Atlantic Beach's contribution will be an invaluable investment in the future of the many young lives that are improved by Foundation-funded services. The Foundation appreciates and thanks the City of Atlantic Beach for their continued support of Beaches Resource Center. Sincerely, Sa mantha DeCarlo, MSW Pr es id ent, Beaches Resource Center Foundation cc: Gale Leas, Treasurer, Beaches Resource Center Foundation Laura Acker, Coordinator, Beaches Resource Center