Constituton Project, Inc.

The Mission: Constitution Project, Inc., a Florida non-profit, was founded by Joseph Cofield, for the purpose of putting a copy of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence in the hands of every 5th grade student in Florida. That is a huge task, as there are over 200,000 5th graders in 67 different Florida counties, but progress ​ is being made thanks to Joseph's extraordinary efforts!

The How: Joseph began his mission in April 2014 and since then, many amazing things have happened. To gather support for his mission, in April of 2015 he began his 27 - 67 Journey Across Florida - visiting each of the 67 Florida counties, riding his bike 21 miles and running 6 in each county (one mile for each of the 27 Amendments). That is over 1,800 difficult miles meeting with state and county officials, school personnel and service organizations.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Flag Day - June 14, 2015

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/flags-get-proper-retirement-in-naples-ceremony_28405954


On June 30, 2014, I had a great opportunity to celebrate in Flag Day from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. It was indeed one of the most rewarding days that I have enjoyed; and without a doubt the greatest celebration I ever had on a Flag Day.

The Rotary Club of Naples-Collier started the celebration with their Honor Flag Project and Fundraiser with over 100 flags flying in front of Freedom Park. The Rotary Club President donated $1,500.00 toward helping to get the Freedom Park built.

The same Rotary Club of Naples-Collier will sponsor the 5th grade students of Collier County to get a Constitution booklet in their hands by September 2015. It is my hope that other sponsors will step up and do the same across Florida as we continue the 27 - 67 Journey Across Florida project.

The day continued after the presentation of the check and each flag stored with; a raised flag in honor of Tom Bossone, a 92 year old World War II veteran. We than had fun folding the flags in preparation for the flag burning ceremony.

Please check the Naples Daily News coverage of this wonderful event as well as our goal of getting the Constitution booklets in the hands of our 5th grade students of Florida.

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/flags-get-proper-retirement-in-naples-ceremony_28405954
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Joseph Cofield said...

I believe that this was the best Flag Day Celebration that I ever took part in at any time of my life.

Monday, June 15, 2015 at 1:38:00 PM EDT

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