Okaloosa County BOCC — September 20, 2016 — K of C Tootsie Roll Drive 093016 request

AN é KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS ST. MARY’S COUNCIL, No. 4444 PO BOX 448 Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 Okaloosa County Commissioners, ATTN: Cathy As you may know, since 1975 the Knights of Columbus has spearheaded a yearly national drive to raise funds to support our local “CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES” program. This dive is more commonly known as the “TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE” because we give away free tootsi s to encourage donaj s at major traffic stops and orocery stores. This year we w111 conduct our drive off September 30th and October 1st.)We will use October ] nd »an | as ou . meun h TUl, all One Hundred percent of the money collected by our council in Okaloosa County (minus expenses for tootsie rolls and insurance) stays in our local area. We distribute all the funds to local charities such as, Special Olympics, Horizon Inc., Pyramid inc. and Ft. Walton Beach Development Center. These charities have a professional reputation that is widely recognized throughout the country. Air Force families have been known to receive transfers to get the benefits of these local services for their children. Our council has been the #1 collector of funds in the State of Florida in twelve of the years since 1975, including 4 of the last 5 years. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have been able to collect well over $66,000.00 thus far. 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. To ensure our safety all of our volunteers will be involved in the safety training program taught by Shane Stewart of the Okaloosa Island Fire Department. Our shifts on the dates listed above will be 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. 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 seeking the approval of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s department and the City of Mary Esther. With your permission, we would like to conduct the drive at the following intersections: Mary Esther Cutoff and Highway 98 "' \\1\ \1 ,s,‘. < Mary Esther Cutoff and Beal Parkway ’\{< Beal Parkway and Racetrack Road \‘3 \«\ *k:‘i, Beal Parkway and Green Acres ; Racetrack Road and Eglin Parkway L e . '7’*«‘ We hope that you will approve and continue to support us in this very worthy community project. x\ Respectfully yours, Tootsie Roll Chalrman \\-\Q\\\y‘ - Knights of Columbus Council #4444 : "y “PRIDE OF THE PANHANDLE” Appuoving Oftel: Date Signed: 850 796-2570 Home Telephone #: Knights of Columbus Council 4444 are permitted to conduct their “Tootsie Roll Drive” on the dates mentioned above.