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� <br /> number of families participating in the emergency food assistance program has risen to 3,000 <br /> for the first time in the IFC's history; and <br /> Whereas, when a family cannot pay for water and sewer service, the family's quality of life is <br /> affected in fundamental ways involving health, sanitation, hygiene and food preparation; and <br /> Whereas, Orange County residents have demonstrated in many ways for many years their <br /> commitment to and caring for the well-being of everyone in the community; and <br /> Whereas, since 1997 the IFC and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) have <br /> sponsored the Taste of Hope Customer Assistance Program to help low to moderate income <br /> OWASA customers when they are unable to pay their water/sewer bills; and <br /> Whereas, if an OWASA customer decides to become a regular donor to the Taste of Hope <br /> Program, the customer's monthly bill is automatically rounded up to the nearest dollar, and the <br /> added amount goes to the IFC to help OWASA customers; and <br /> Whereas, in the near future, OWASA will announce the option for customers to add any whole <br /> dollar amount to their monthly bills ($1, $5, $10, etc.) as a Taste of Hope donation; and <br /> Whereas, the IFC has a track record of commitment and service to families in need in the <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro-Southern Orange County community since 1963 as a tax-exempt, <br /> charitable 501(c)(3) organization; and <br /> Whereas, OWASA is a community-owned, non-profit public entity, and in accord with State <br /> law, OWASA does not use its customers' revenues to fund or promote the Taste of Hope <br /> Program; and <br /> Whereas, about six percent of OWASA's customers are regular donors in the Taste of Hope <br /> Program; and their donations total about $7,000 annually, but the need is much greater; and <br /> Whereas, an OWASA customer can become a Taste of Hope donor simply by calling OWASA <br /> Customer Service at 537-4343, sending e-mail to customerservice(a�owasa.org or using <br /> OWASA's on-line form at www.owasa.orq; and <br /> Whereas, the public is also invited to contribute to the Taste of Hope Program with donations <br /> directly to the IFC at 100 West Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510; and <br /> Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County formally endorsed the Taste <br /> of Hope program by resolution adopted on November 18, 2008; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br /> ORANGE COUNTY THAT: <br /> 1. The Board reaffirms its strong support for the Taste of Hope Customer Assistance <br /> Program sponsored by the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service and the Orange <br /> Water and Sewer Authority; and <br />