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GRANGE COUNTY BQARD GF COUNTY CGMMISSIGNERS AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 3, 2011 Action Agenda Item No. ~ -(~ SUBJECT: National Historic Preservation Month DEPARTMENT: Environment, Agriculture, Parks PUBLIC HEARING: ~YIN~ No and Recreation ~DEAPR} ATTACHMENTS}: 1NFC~RMATIGN CGNTACT: 1 }Photo Contest Brochure & Entry Dave Stancil, 245-2522 Application Tina Moon, 245-251 ? 2} Proclamation Elizabeth Read, 732-7741 PURPUSE: To proclaim May as National Historic Preservation Month in Orange County. BACI~GR~UND: For years, the National Trust for Historic Preservation proclaimed a single week in May as National Historic Preservation Week. Five years ago, the Trust extended the program to include the entire month and to focus on a particular theme. This year's theme is "Ce~ebra~ing amer~ca's Treasures" The selection of this year's theme commemorates the success of the Save America's Treasures program. Established by Executive Urder in 1998, Save America's Treasures is a public-private partnership that includes the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, the President's Committee on the Arks and Humanities, and the federal cultural agencies. Helping communities use their heritage and cultural resources to improve their economic health and livability, the program has awarded grants for more than ten years. According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the program has awarded over $300 million in federal grants leveraging almost $400 million in required matching, non-federal funds. This month, hundreds of Save America's Treasures projects have joined in the National Trust for Historic Preservation's "This Treasure Matters" campaign to show appreciation for the benefits the Save America's Treasures award has provided for their communities. Recent research commissioned by the National Park Service has found that between 1999 and 2009, Save America's Treasures grants have generated mere than 16,000 jobs in cities, small towns, and rural communities across the country. Aside from jobs, the Save America's Treasures investment has also had a ripple effect in revitalizing neighborhoods; creating destinations for visitors; and enriching the cultural life of towns and cities across the country. The Saving America's Treasures program has been particularly successful with its focus on cultural heritage, not simply individual buildings or historic sites. Grant recipients close to home include the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro and the Pope House