Meeting of May 18, 2023

foreign second meeting in May to order the Davis County Fiscal Court meeting if you would commissioner Kasson if you would join me in prayer and afterwards we will say the Pledge of Allegiance heavenly father thank you for the grace that has been shown to our community and the many opportunities and abilities we have to extend your love and kindness to our fellow citizens may all in our community always hear your guidance and our minds and hearts as we make decisions that affect our sisters and brothers please help that our actions reflect the love your son taught us to share with one another in your name we pray amen pledge allegiance [Music] thank you commissioner Castle Jenny item one consideration for

presentation a Proclaim May 2023 as high school Heroes month and recognize the following 2023 graduating class of high school Heroes Vicki Swift is here to recognize those individual names you want to read them off first or you want me to read the proclamation first okay Davis County Kentucky Proclamation officers Office of the County judge executive whereas blood donors play a vital role in the Health Care system of Western Kentucky which includes Davis County and whereas voluntarily donating one unit of blood May save as many as three lives and whereas fifteen percent of the blood supply is Con collected from high school blood donors and whereas the Western Kentucky Regional blood center ensures the safety of the blood supply and successfully recruits collects processes and delivers 100 percent of the life-saving blood products as needed in Davis County and whereas these Davis County Apollo Owensboro Owensboro innovation academy and Owensboro

Catholic High School students have met the high school hero requirement now therefore Davis County judge executive Charlie cassen do hereby Proclaim in Davis County Kentucky May 2023 as high school Heroes month and recognize the 2023 graduating class of high school Heroes and encouraged all healthy citizens to follow their example and donate blood regularly presented in Davis County Kentucky this 18th day of May 2023 Charlie and Cass and Davis County judge executive if you'd like to come up and get the proclamation and then if you want to introduce your guests [Music] hello uh for those of you who don't know me I'm Vicki Ellis I'm the director of communications development and recruitment for the Western Kentucky Regional blood center which is your community Blood Center and tonight we're here to award 28 um high school students who have earned the status of high school hero and if you are wondering what a high school hero is I'm about to tell you just really quick

um to qualify as a high school hero you must successfully donate blood a minimum of four times before you graduate high school or volunteer four hours of your time or any combination of the two so to start with 10 students from Apollo High School have earned that distinction and I just want to say really quickly the students if you are here if you will come up receive your award in your court and return to your seat also if you could hang around afterwards we would like to take a group photo um I want you to note that the solid red cord is a symbol of Courage willpower and strength it is to be worn during each commencement ceremony so that all can recognize the bear as a high school hero so we'll begin with Apollo and these are not in alphabetical order so this could be random Sierra boils [Music] let me scam you want to help me David Murphy

Peyton Clark [Music] Michael Lowe he just came and donated before he came here so that's five for him it's an overachiever Kailyn Payne Harrison dilbeck Daniel Greg Alexis case and Chloe Kirk thank you yeah okay next we'll move to Davis County

High School Davis County also has 10. Anthony Luna I have to tell you something special about this guy okay this guy overachieved by a light a double he gave a whole gallon of blood so he gets an additional award Milestone and here's your high school [Applause] Logan Calhoun Anna Robinson Brianna Griffith Austin kellums Nicholas husk Mackenzie Doyle Isabella Hatcher

and Charlie Ann huckleberry no Isabella we will move to Catholic High Catholic High had three one of which has already picked him up and that was Rachel trailer so Isabella wood Abby Burns okay Owensboro innovation academy Easton Rowan and Ohs Matthew oost Casey kessinger Lindsey Gibson in total our high school students in Davis County alone donated 384 units of

blood this school year when you multiply that by three components that's 1152 components of blood in the five counties that we served there was a total of 755 units of blood so 30 sorry 37.3 percent came from Davis County wow very proud of these guys all right [Applause] let's go down front Commissioners and get a group picture if you want to have them come up and I have all the high school Heroes come join me Lindsay your mom was precious her face was blowing when you walked up there oh well the lady you're with us thank you [Music]