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2 <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/Special Presentations <br /> Orange County Arts Grant Recipients <br /> The Board presented checks to local artists and arts organizations receiving Orange County Arts <br /> Grants. <br /> Martha Shannon, staff support for the Orange County Arts Commission, gave out checks. In the <br /> fall 2011 grant cycle, the Orange County Arts Commission received 19 grant requests. They <br /> awarded a total of $23,251 in County funds for arts projects proposed by nine non-profit <br /> organizations, five schools, and three individual artists. <br /> Recipients: <br /> Attendees: <br /> A.L. Stanback Middle School - Michele Johnson <br /> ArtsCenter- Jeri Lynn Schulke <br /> Christ Church Preschool - Barb Wallace & Debbie <br /> Arena <br /> Franklin Street Arts Collective dba FRANK Gallery— Barbara Tyroler <br /> Free Spirit Freedom Institute & Gallery (fiscal agent Hillsborough Arts Council) — Renee Price <br /> Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library— Nerys Levy, Anne Pusey <br /> Grady A. Brown Elementary School PTA— Rachel Monschein <br /> Hillsborough Elementary School - Keri Frank, Jon Cocoran <br /> Historical Foundation of Hillsborough & Orange County— Brandie Fields <br /> Kristi Vincent Johnson - Jeri Lynn Schulke <br /> McDougle Elementary School PTA- Michele Melet <br /> Preservation Society of Chapel Hill - Tama Hochbaum <br /> Susan Simone - Susan Simone <br /> WCOM-FM - Ernie Hood <br /> Sean Wellington - Sean Wellington <br /> Women's Voices Chorus— Dr. Allan Friedman, Shelley Hedtke <br /> b. NC 10% Campaign — Helping to Build North Carolina's Local Food Economy <br /> The Board received a presentation from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems at N.C. <br /> State University on the NC 10% Campaign to help build North Carolina's Local Food Economy. <br /> Teisha Wymore, State Coordinator, NC 10% Campaign, Center for Environmental Farming <br /> Systems, North Carolina State University, made this presentation. This is a local foods initiative <br /> that is founded by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems and funded through Golden <br /> Leaf Foundation. It was launched in July 2010. The intent of the campaign is to track the <br /> demand for local food in North Carolina. This is done through partnerships and through the <br />