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Government Finance Officers Association <br />203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700 <br />Chicago, Illinois 60601-1210 <br />312.977.9700 fax: 312.977.4806 <br />January 15, 2008 <br />Ms. Laura Blaclanon <br />County Manager <br />Orange County <br />200 Soutll Cameron Street <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Ms. Blackmon: <br />I am pleased to notify you that Orange County, North Carolina has received the Distinguished <br />Budget Presentation Award for the current fiscal year from the Government Finance Officers <br />Association (GFOA). This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting <br />and represents a significant achievement by your organization. <br />When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity, a Certificate of <br />Recognition for Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual or department designated <br />as being primarily responsible for its having achieved the award. This 11as been presented to: <br />Donna Coffee, Budget Director <br />We hope you will arrange for a formal public presentation of the award, and that <br />appropriate publicity will be given to this notable achievement. A press release is <br />enclosed for your use. <br />We appreciate your participation in GFOA's Budget Awards Program. Through your <br />example, we hope that other entities will be encouraged to achieve excellence in <br />budgeting. <br />Sincerely, <br />,~~ _~ <br />Stephen J. Gauthier, Director <br />Technical Services Center <br />Enclosure <br /> <br />Washington, DC Office <br />1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 309 Washington, DC 20004 202.393.8020 fax: 202.393.0780 <br />www.gfoa.org <br />