Okaloosa County BOCC — February 11, 2013 — Event Permit — reading text

OKALOOSA COUNTY PUBLIC EVENT PERMIT DATE: May 4th, 5th, 18th & 19th 2013 HOURS: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: ae Mary Esther Cutoff @ Hwy 98 cits eeu Mary Esther Cutoff @ Beal Pkwy Charitable ; Beal Pkwy @ Racetrack Rd Collections Knielen af Beal Pkwy @ Green Acres ‘ Racetrack Rd @ Eglin Pkwy Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive SPONSOR CONTACT: Ed Villarreal 850-396-8859 850-685-9608 APPROVED: SPONSOR: a Knights of Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners Columbus Fort Walton Beach BY: DON AMUNDS, CHAIRMAN DATE: April 16, 2013 Documents Received: Certificate of Insurance (County and Sheriff Addl Insured) (to be rec’d) Hold Harmless Agreement Sheriff's Office Approval Application Fee (provided prior to event) KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS ST. MARY’S COUNCIL, No. 4444 PO BOX 448 Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 Okaloosa County Commissioners, Since 1975 the Knights of Columbus has spearheaded a yearly national drive to raise funds to support our local “CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES” program. It is more commonly known as the “TOOTSIE ROLL DIVE” because we give away free tootsie rolls to encourage donations at major traffic stops, grocery stores, post offices, etc. This year we will start our drive on May 4th and 5", and 18" and 19" 2013. With these dates we see no need for alternate rain dates. One Hundred percent of the money collected by our council in Okaloosa County (less expense for tootsie rolls and insurance) stays in our area. Our council has been the #1 collector of funds in the State of Florida in twelve of the years since 1975, including 3 of the last 4 years, in which we collected well over $45,000.00. Thanks to the generosity of our community. We distributed all the funds to Special Olympics, Horizon Inc., Pyramid inc. and Ft. Walton Beach Development Center. Their professional reputation is widely recognized and Air Force families have been known to receive transfers to get the benefits of these local services for their children. With your permission, we would like to conduct the drive at the following intersections: Mary Esther Cutoff and Highway 98 Mary Esther Cutoff and Beal Beal Parkway and Racetrack Road Beal Parkway and Green Acres Racetrack Road and Eglin Parkway Our shifts will be from 9:00 am till 4:00 pm on the days listed above. As time takes its toll on our member’s agility, we find it necessary to appeal to the community to help us, help them. We are requesting you to allow us to solicit funds at these locations. Our shifts on Saturday’s will be 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on the days listed above. If you would allow our volunteers to solicit funds during the above mentioned dates and times, the Knights of Columbus, the Citizens with Disabilities, and our local community will be most grateful. We are also getting approval and informing the Sheriff's department, City of Fort Walton Beach and City of Mary Esther. We have a state wide $1,000,000.00 insurance policy against injuries and property damage. Volunteers will be wearing distinguishing yellow and orange aprons while they are soliciting and will perform their duties professionally, trying never to impede traffic and always being polite. All volunteers will be involved in the safety training program taught by Shane Stewart of the Okaloosa Island Fire Department to insure our safety. We hope that you will approve and continue to support us in this very worthy community project. Respectfully yours, Ed Villarreal Tootsie Roll Chairman Knights of Columbus Council #4444 “PRIDE OF THE PANHANDLE” 850-396-8859 home 850-685-9608 cell ed@kofc4444.com