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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5" Q <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 6,1998 <br />SUBJECT: Proclamation Designating May 18th as Retired Senior Volunteer <br />Program Day in Orange County <br />DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: YES: <br />NO:_X_ <br />Department on Aging <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Proclamation Jerry M. Passmore, Director, ext. 2000 <br />Orange County Retired Senior Volunteer Program <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br />Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill - 968-2054 <br />Mebane - 227-2031 <br />Durham - 688-7331 <br />PURPOSE: <br />To join Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough in desig- <br />nating May 18, 1998 as RSVP Day in Orange County. A <br />day to honor our senior volunteers for their community <br />service contributions. Last yeaz 633 RSVP volunteers <br />provided 66,558 community service hours to over 100 non- <br />profit agencies throughout Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Orange County Commissioners have issued RSVP Day <br />proclamations several yeazs past for additional recognition <br />of the senior volunteers. RSVP, along with you and other <br />special guests, will honor the volunteers on May 18 at the <br />Annual RSVP Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. May be- <br />ing "Older Americans Month" makes it a special time to <br />recognize the senior volunteers. The RSVP also celebrates <br />it's 25th Year Serving Orange County. In addition, we are <br />celebrating along with federal and state governments 1998 <br />as The Year of the Volunteer". <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): <br />Manager recommends that the Commissioners designate <br />May 18 as RSVP Day in Orange County and authorizes the <br />Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />