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� <br /> 2. The Board expresses its sincere appreciation to residents who are already Taste of <br /> Hope donors; and <br /> 3. The Board encourages more residents to donate to the Taste of Hope Program on <br /> a regular basis by having their monthly OWASA bills rounded up to the nearest <br /> dollar and/or by making donations directly to the IFC. <br /> This the 5th day of April, 2011. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger <br /> to approve a resolution reaffirming support for the Taste of Hope Customer Assistance <br /> Program sponsored by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) and the Inter-Faith <br /> Council for Social Services and authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> d. Fair Housinq Month <br /> The Board considered a proclamation designating April as Fair Housing Month 2011 <br /> and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes read the proclamation: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> A PROCLAMATION <br /> FAIR HOUSING MONTH <br /> WHEREAS, April 2011 marks the 43�d anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the 2gtn <br /> anniversary of the North Carolina Fair Housing Act prohibiting discrimination in <br /> housing on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, handicap and <br /> familial status; and <br />