Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
s� <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT <br />ORANGE COUNTY YOUTH VOICES <br />WHEREAS, Youth Voices was created in 1996 by the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners; and <br />WHEREAS, Youth Voices is a group of high school students representing the <br />interests of Orange High School, Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill <br />High School; and <br />WHEREAS, Youth Voices is youth -run and youth- driven; and <br />WHEREAS, Youth Voices provides students with an opportunity to interact and <br />work collectively on ideas or areas of interest in the community; and <br />WHEREAS, Youth Voices strives to serve as a central "voice" for issues affecting <br />youth in Orange County; and <br />WHEREAS, Youth Voices has been involved in several projects to benefit the <br />community, including participation in the 2001 Youth Summit designed to <br />determine the problems of racism and intolerance and identify possible solutions; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Youth Voices is committed to assisting Orange County in its efforts <br />to address the needs of youth. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners extends its appreciation to the dedicated members of Youth <br />Voices and encourages their continued hard work and support. <br />This, the fifteenth day of May 2001. <br />Stephen H. Halkiotis, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />