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.JM�Y os y,- COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII ,rE•OF• .'.. RESOLUTION NO. 220 19 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAWAII INC., TO ASSIST THE EAST HAWAII ATHLETES WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO THE HOLIDAY CLASSIC GAMES ON OAHU. WHEREAS, Special Olympics Hawai`i Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children and adults with intellectual disabilities improve their quality of life through sports; and WHEREAS, Special Olympics Hawai`i Inc., helps athletes to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and skill, experience joy, and participate in the sharing of gifts and friendship with their families, fellow athletes, and the community; and WHEREAS, Special Olympics Hawai`i Inc., will host its annual Holiday Classic games on O`ahu where over 185 athletes, partners, and coaches from Hawai`i Island travel to compete against their peers; and WHEREAS, at this statewide competition, athletes are able to experience new friendships, team camaraderie, family pride, and the feeling of success and victory, possibly for the first time in their lives; and WHEREAS, Special Olympics Hawai`i Inc., is seeking funds to help offset the cost of travel expenses for the athletes of Special Olympics East Hawai`i to participate in the Holiday Classic games on O`ahu, scheduled for November 16-17, 2019; and WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation supports developing partnerships with other recreation providers as well as community organizations to maximize service and activities for the public; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 1 will be appropriated to the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to Special Olympics Hawai`i Inc., to assist the athletes of Special Olympics East Hawai`i with expenses related to the Holiday Classic games on O`ahu. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below: