LTC 54-2003 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No.
To:
From:
Subject:
Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez ~.~-~""'~
City Manager
RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT ON MIAMI BEACH
Date: February 26, 2003
The purpose of this L.T.C. is to advise you that on behalf of the Administration, I am
pleased to join Mayor Dermer and various members of the City Commission to actively
support a very important community driven effort, the American Cancer Society's "Relay for
Life," taking place for the first time this year in the City of Miami Beach. This event is to be
held over a 24 hour period of time from May 3 - 4, 2003 at Miami Beach Senior High
School. Funds raised from this event will go directly to cancer research, clinical trials,
legislative advocacy and education. This event is another employee lead initiative with
various staff members volunteering their time to lead the City's involvement with this event.
City employee Ronnie Singer, herself a cancer survivor, has agreed to spearhead the
City's participation in this family oriented fundraising event which celebrates survivors and
honors those no longer with us.
Since this is the first year this national event is being held on Miami Beach, we need to
help ensure its success. To do so, I believe that we need involvement at every employee
level. With current statistics revealing that 1 in 3 people will have some form of cancer in
their lifetime, the time to find a cure is now, and that takes funding. Raising money should
not be difficult since regrettably, we have all been made acutely aware of cancer's grip as
we ourselves, our co-workers, our families and friends are stricken and battle this disease.
At the February 21 Management Team meeting a discussion was held about this event. It
is my sincere hope that Miami Beach's "Relay for Life" event will have the full support of all
City Departments, Divisions, as well as that of all our elected officials. I am hopeful that
this City will enter a significant number of "teams" that will get creative, have fun and at the
same time raise money and awareness for this event. To start things off, I am pleased to
advise you that the City Manager's Office has committed to creating its own Relay team. I
invite each of you to become actively involved as well.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact
me or Ronnie Singer at extension 6354.
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