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..,. ,jd 't.~f.. ~' :~1. ~ ~ ~. .•I .~~ Day ~~ ;CaTe..S'ei~rices Association P.O. Box 901, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2751 telephone (919) 967-3272 facsimile (919) 967-768 April 6, 1998 Moses Carey 901 Lystra;Lane Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Dear Commissi Carey, Day Gre ' es Association has exciting news which pertains to the capital support proposal wt-sent you dated December 27, 1997 (see attached}. As you know, I~CSA excels at partnering public and private dollars to make good things happen for children. Using this strategy, DCSA has successfully reached out to Quintiles Transnational Corporation, who owned a perfect office building for our needs locatied at 1729 East Franklin Street, in Chapel Hill Quartiles ~+ecognized DCSA's important work in our community, and donated half of the cost of the building, a value of over $4?5,000. Quintiles has set the corporate pace for our capital campaign, but now we need to match that gilt with strong public support We are asking again for the county to help us in this effort. DCSA has become a national leader in programs to improve the quality acid affordability of child care. President Clinton is touting DCSA's T.fi.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Scholarship Project as a nationa! model. Other states struggling with this universal issue regularly contact DCSA for assistance and direction Whether the projects operate locally, statewide, or nationally, DCSA's visors is serving as a catalyst for much needed Change and setting a standard for producing progams with positive, measurable outcomes. After years of a poor reputation for child care, North Carolina is enjoying a positive turnaround due largely to the successes of Smart Start and DCSA's T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhoodt9 Scholarship Project. It is frustrating and unfortunate to have physical space be a barrier for DCSA's future innovative projects and services, or for the continued growth of our current successes_ Further, it is no longer feasible or cost effective to rent space that is inadequate and expensive. We are requesting an opportunity to talk with you about this. As we stated in our attached proposal, we are asking the County to help us meet the costs of this project through a $75,000 contribution paid over a Five year period, or $15,000 a year. We believe this partnership of county dollars with other dollars raised for this effort will produce a better space to serve families and child care provider in Orange county. Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions_ Thank you again for your consideration. Singly, Quinton Baker, President Sue Russell Board of Director Executive Director Pmmc~ting Affc~rdahl~+, Arcr+ccihla. High Qnalihy C`f+ild Caro ~~~ - _- ANEIUCORPS