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Participated in Hillsborough's Last <br /> Friday celebrations, April-September, <br /> ( <br /> Participated in the Chamber of <br /> Commerce's Candlelight Tour in <br /> December 2007. Contributed $100 to <br /> the Central High School reunion <br /> Offer programs and special events to committee to create an exhibit at <br /> bring people of all age groups to the Meets Expectations Hillsborough Elementary School <br /> Museum (formerly CHS) about CHS. The <br /> museum will get the exhibit for <br /> display in February 2000 for Black <br /> History month. The museum <br /> celebrated Harry Potter Day on July <br /> 21 in conjunction with Brick Alley <br /> Books. <br /> FY 2007-08 CHALLENGES <br /> • Please describe challenges your agency faced while trying to reach your program objectives, in FY <br /> 2807-08' How did you work to overcome these obstacles? (If no challenges ex[ated, please write <br /> none.) In 2007-2008 we had considerable challenges that the museum.faced. The museum merged two <br /> historical organizations to become the Historical Foundation of Hillsborou h an d Orange County. This <br /> a major challenge. <br /> We worked out all the difficulties with help from the board and countless hours of <br /> preparation. In addition to noerginQ, we also were effected by staff turnover. We lost a docent in the fall of <br /> 2007. then hired two mnora, but they both left in May. Not having a steady staff was very hard for us to deal <br /> vvith, but we overcame the problems and have had a reliable staff person in place since May. Another <br /> impact included the economic struggles that the nation faces. The rising cost of gas prices caused less <br /> schools to visit the museum. This significantly hurt our education programs. <br /> ( <br /> AGENCY BUDGET <br /> FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 <br /> Actual Actual Actual Projected <br /> Total Agency Budget $42.000 $45.650 $73.000 $00.050 <br /> Orange County's Contribution $5.000 $5.000 $5.000 $5.500 <br /> " List specific initiatives Orange County's contribution supported within your agency during FY 2007- <br /> 08: Orange County's contribution sup rts general operations of the Orange County Historical Museum. <br /> The Museum's primary expenditure categories are staff and occupancy. Occupancy includes nant/|aose, <br /> utilities, telephone and Internet, insurance, etc. <br /> NEW AGENCY INITIATIVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008'09 <br /> e Increase the number of school children visiting the museum by strengthening educational programming <br /> * Continue preserving, protecting, and collecting artifacts that highlight the HFHOC's mission <br /> ~ Present two or three exhibits: one permanent and at least one temporary or traveling exhibit <br />