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- - <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN: a brief history • <br /> April, 1982, will'mark the sixth anniversary of the creation of . <br /> the Orange County Commission for Women by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners, then chaired by Flo Garrett. <br /> During these past six years, the Women's,Commission has had a <br /> significant record of service to the women of Orange County and to all <br /> Orange County residents. the Commission has distinguished itself in three <br /> major areas: needs assessment, information and referral, and advocacy. <br /> During its first sixteen months the Commission members worked with <br /> neither staff nor office space. Nonetheless, they out together the first <br /> 'Purvey of the:needs of women in Orange County, managing to write a questionnaire, <br /> collect and collate data, and begin an analysis by the time their first <br /> coordinator was hired. Their report, "Include Us In" was presented to the <br /> Commissioners in January, 1978, and is still a useful needs assessment document. <br /> In 1977, 1978, and 1980 Commission members and staff represented <br /> women's issues at two County human services conferences and Chapel Hill's <br /> needs assessment meeting. In 1981, the Women's Commission co-sponsored. <br /> a professional survey of the women of Orange County with the newly founded <br /> Orange County Women's Center. Several members and former members of the <br /> Commission gave volunteer time in abundance to help collect data for this <br /> valuable report. <br /> The list of Women's Commission accomplishments in information and <br /> referral is particularly long. In 1978, the Commission was co-pUblisher, <br />