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2 <br />RSVP VOLUNTEER DAY IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />1998 <br />PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, Governor James B. Hunt has declared 1998 as the year of the volunteer to <br />connect North Cazolina communities through the spirit and power of the volunteer; and <br />WHEREAS, The Orange County Retired & Senior Volunteer Program celebrates its twenty- <br />fifth yeaz as a leader in helping others through the caring efforts of over 1,800 volunteers who <br />have contributed over a million and a half•hours of their time; and <br />WHEREAS, The Program has currently over 600 volunteers who aze assisting, <br />approximately, 95 Orange County non-profit agencies and who play a vital role in the success <br />of the schools, libraries, senior centers, English As A Second Language and other programs; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the estimated value of their contribution, calculated at a minimum wage, exceeds <br />six million dollars, saving millions in tax dollazs. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange County Boazd of Commissioners do hereby proclaim <br />May 18,1998 <br />RSVP VOLUNTEER DAY IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />AND, FURTHER, urge all our citizens to recognize the Program volunteers' contributions to <br />our County and to extend appreciation to those who make this tremendous effort. <br />IN WITNESS THEREOF, as Chair of the Orange County Boazd of Commissioners, I have <br />hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the County of Orange this 6th day of May, 1998. <br />Margazet Brown, Chair <br />Boazd of Commissioners <br />