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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 15, 2014 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-b <br /> SUBJECT: Proclamation Recognizing "PowerTalk 21 Day" in Orange County <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Proclamation Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board, 245- <br /> 2130 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider proclaiming April 21, 2014 as "PowerTalk 21 Day" in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: Gayane Chambless, on behalf of the Orange County Orange Partnership for <br /> Alcohol and Drug Free Youth, petitioned the Board at its April 1, 2014 meeting for the Board's <br /> consideration and support of a PowerTalk 21 campaign in Orange County. The Orange County <br /> Orange Partnership for Alcohol and Drug Free Youth is partnering with Mothers Against Drunk <br /> Driving of North Carolina (MADD NC) to bring this PowerTalk 21 campaign to Orange County. <br /> MADD NC had been asked by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration <br /> (SAMHSA) to pilot this campaign in North Carolina. Because Orange County has been so <br /> proactive in prevention efforts, the Orange Partnership has been invited to participate. <br /> The Orange Partnership's mission is to reach parents and other adults, encouraging them to be <br /> aware of the issues and talk to the youth in their lives. PowerTalk 21 fits perfectly in line with <br /> that mission to do so, and provides the tools to share with adults in the community. The <br /> proposal is for a proclamation from the Board, as an invitation and call to action throughout the <br /> County, to recognize April 21, 2014 as "PowerTalk 21 Day" in Orange County <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />