HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 02_06/11/2015 Couzzo, Michael
From: dalesugerman [dalesugerman a�bellsouth.net]
Sent: � Thursday, June 04, 2015 10:25 AM
To; Couzzo, Michael
Subject: Presentation to the Village Council
Good Morning Mike-
I hope this e-mail message finds you well. In January of this year I retired as the Town Manager from the Town
of Lake Park. As things turned out, my retirement didn't last too long. Within 3 days, Scott Harris asked me if I
would work with him and his family on the Andrew "Red" Harris Foundation, and I came aboard as their Chief
Operating Officer. I'm not sure if you are familiar with their story, but their 26 year old son Andrew tragically
died in a scuba diving accident in the Jupiter Inlet last June. The family started a Foundation which is building
artificial reefs and will be placing them, in Andrew's memory, off the coast of Jupiter later this summer. The
Foundation is partnering with Palm Beach County (and we have a formal agreement with the County to pay for
the transportation and deployment of the first 40 artificial reef cells this sumnier}. The Town of Jupiter has been
providing us office space and printing and copying support. The Foundation has raised $160,000 so far, on our
way to $1 million over the next 5 years.
We would respectfully request an opportunity to address your Village Council at your next meeting to introduce
the Foundation to them. We are not going to ask for any money. We are not going to ask for any in-kind
contributions. It seems as though enough organizations have already stepped up to support us. What we would
like to ask of the Council is just to be recognized as an important Foundation doing important work in the area.
We already have the formal endorsement of the County and the Town of Jupiter. We would like to have an
endorsement from the Village of Tequesta, and we will also be asking the same thing from Jupiter Inlet Colony
as we believe these three municipalities are our "back yard".
Your next meeting is June 1 lth, and if we can be placed on the agenda for a brief 5 minute presentation, we
would appreciate it. If that doesn't work for you, then we would like the opportunity to speak during the Public
Comment section of the agenda,.
Thanks for your consideration and let me know if you think you can accommodate our request to present.
Regaxds,
Dale .
Dale S Sugerman, Ph.D.
Chief Operating O�cer
Andrew "Red" Harris Foundation
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