Manatee County Government
Manatee County to honor We the Kings, Jamie Gregorich on Oct. 11
MANATEE COUNTY, FL (Oct. 4, 2011) – Some of the area’s biggest celebrities will receive a hometown day in the sun during an upcoming regular meeting of the Manatee County Commission.
Platinum selling rockers We the Kings and “Hell’s Kitchen” contestant Jamie Gregorich are scheduled to attend the Oct. 11 Board of County Commission meeting to receive proclamations in their honor.
Gregorich, sous chef at Longboat Key’s Euphemia Haye, will receive her own proclamation naming Oct. 12 “Jamie Gregorich Day.” The 25-year-old Bradenton native was featured prominently on the hit Fox reality show earlier this year.
The band will receive a proclamation naming Oct. 11 “We the Kings Day” in Manatee County. The band’s hit single “Check Yes Juliet” has garnered 12 million views on YouTube and brought the band platinum record status in 2010 for selling one million copies.
“Manatee County is proud to recognize Jamie and We the Kings,” said Commission Chairman Carol Whitmore. “They all have grown up in Manatee County attending King Middle School and Jamie grew up on Anna Maria Island. Their national attention has put us on the map.”
The proclamation presentations will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the first floor chambers of Manatee County Administrative Building, 1112 Manatee Ave., W., Bradenton. The meeting can be viewed live online at www.mymanatee.org/mga or Bright House channel 622, Verizon channel 30, Comcast channel 20.
For more information on Manatee County Government, visit online at www.mymanatee.org or call (941) 748-4501.