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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
<br /> RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
<br /> TO STUDENTS FROM THE TREES CLUB OF CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL
<br /> FOR THEIR RECYCLING EFFORTS AT
<br /> LA FIESTA DEL PUEBLO,2001
<br /> WHEREAS, Orange Community Recycling has a long history of providing recycling education
<br /> and collection services to select special events; and,
<br /> WHEREAS,La Fiesta.Del Pueblo attracts more than 47,000 attendees each year to the campus of
<br /> Chapel Hill High School to experience Hispanic and Latino culture with food,music,
<br /> and dancing; and,
<br /> WHEREAS, El Pueblo, Inc. in cooperation with Orange Community Recycling made ambitious
<br /> plans to provide recycling for attendees and food vendors and, for the first time at a
<br /> festival in Orange County,to also provide for the diversion of vendors' food waste
<br /> for composting instead of landfilling; and,
<br /> WHEREAS,twenty Volunteers from the TREES Club of Chapel Hill High School provided more
<br /> than 75 volunteer hours working tirelessly to assist Orange Community Recycling in
<br /> providing these services;and,
<br /> WHEREAS,the TREES club members circulated the grounds throughout the course of the two-
<br /> day event, collecting recyclables from bins, removing contamination, and retrieving
<br /> recyclables from collected solid waste; and,
<br /> WHEREAS, as a result of their efforts,more than two tons of recyclables that were virtually free
<br /> of contamination were diverted from landfill disposal,including four hundred and
<br /> fifty pounds of plastic water bottles and 1.5 tons of food waste; and,
<br /> WHEREAS,the TREES Club Volunteers demonstrated that dedication, enthusiasm,and genuine
<br /> care for the environment makes a difference and modeled what makes Orange
<br /> County such a special place to live;
<br /> NOW,THEREFORE,be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses
<br /> its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Heather Alger, Megan Barnett, Mary
<br /> Buechler,Rachel Campbell,Beniko Capel, Katie Englund,Aja Hamden,Maggie
<br /> Hellwig, Donna Kamarei; Carolyn Kylstra,Kate Lessey, Asa Long, Chris Melvin,
<br /> Lucas Miles, Sumaya Qureshi, Matt Reinheimer, Lauren Rosen, Kevin Timp, Meg
<br /> Warshany, and Joe Zipkin for their service to the citizens of Orange County through
<br /> their recyclable collection efforts at La Fiesta Del Pueblo, 2001.
<br /> This the second day of October, 2001
<br /> Stephen H. Halkiotis, Chair
<br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners
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