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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 3, 2009 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4 -e <br /> SUBJECT: Women's History Month Proclamation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Women's History Month Proclamation Shoshannah Smith, 960-3877 <br /> PURPOSE: To recognize March 2009 as Women's History Month in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Commission for Women was established on March 25, <br /> 1976. The agency was created as part of a statewide effort by the North Carolina Council on the <br /> Status of Women to organize a network of Women's Councils for North Carolina counties. <br /> The Commission for Women is currently engaged in projects including a mentoring program for <br /> teen girls ("Girl Talk"), the bi-annual Women's Agenda Assembly, annual Women's Advocacy <br /> Day, and an annual celebration of March as Women's History Month. This year's Women's <br /> History Month celebration will be held on Saturday, March 21 at the Southern Human Services <br /> Center from 10am — 11:30am, with complimentary breakfast starting at 9:30am. The program, <br /> "Women Breaking Barriers," will feature a panel discussion with Orange County women <br /> innovators. The attached proclamation of Women's History Month is a further effort to recognize <br /> the accomplishments of women in Orange County and beyond. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the proclamation and <br /> authorize the Chair to sign it. <br />