Lets Move PBC MonthPROCLAMATION
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
LET'S MOVE PALM BEACH COUNTY MONTH
WHEREAS, the Village of North Palm Beach takes special notice and acknowledges exceptional
organizations that help residents who live, work and play within the jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, in 2010 Digital Vibez was founded to reach out to underserved youth in Palm Beach County
by empowering them through dance fitness, technology and the arts; and
WHEREAS, Digital Vibez partners with the Palm Health Foundation, annually to host the Let's Move:
Commit to Change Physical Activity Challenge: a county -wide initiative that focuses on physical activity,
nutrition and health behaviors; and
WHEREAS, Digital Vibez, Inc. and Palm Health Foundation present the annual challenge, which takes
place annually from March 1 — 31 and encourages individuals within and beyond Palm Beach County to
take charge of their health by participating in fun fitness exercises; and
WHEREAS, The Let's Move initiative was originally introduced on a national level, by First Lady
Michelle Obama in 2010, with the goal of decreasing childhood obesity throughout the United States due
to the fact that nearly one in three children in the United States are overweight or obese and if this
problem persists, 1/3 of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their
lives, or will face other obesity -related health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma
and cancer; and
WHEREAS, Digital Vibez and the Palm Health Foundation invite all residents to take the challenge to
MOVE by forming teams, registering online, committing to exercising for at least 30 minutes a day
throughout the month of March, and logging their minutes on the Let's Move website,
www.letsmovePBC.org. In 2012, Palm Beach County logged 100,000 minutes in the first year of the
challenge and we have met the challenge each year since, rising in 2021 to over 59 million minutes
logged!
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Deborah Searcy, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the Village
of North Palm Beach, hereby proclaim the month of March as
LET'S MOVE PALM BEACH COUNTY MONTH
in the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, and urge all citizens to join us in moving to improve their
fitness, mental health, and overall health.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Village of North Palm Beach
to be
, 2023.
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