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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.~- _ <br />SUBJECT: North Carolina Governor's Awards and Orange County Key Volunteer <br />Recognition <br />DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Baker, 245-2130 <br />PURPOSE: To consider recognizing the North Carolina Governor's Award/Key Volunteers at <br />the televised November 14, 2006 BOGG regular meeting. <br />BACKGROUND: The North Carolina Governor's Award Program has existed since 1979. This <br />award program, which is sponsored by the Governor's Office, showcases North Carolina's most <br />outstanding volunteers. Through the years, North Carolinians have proven their concern and <br />compassion for their neighbors by volunteering in their local communities. <br />Each North Carolina County selects five individuals, businesses, and/or groups to be <br />recognized for their outstanding contributions to their communities. One of Orange County's <br />five recipients will be nominated to receive the NC Outstanding Volunteer Medallion. <br />In the past, Orange County has recognized its outstanding volunteers with an event in their <br />honor held at the Chapel Hill Senior Center. Because of the imminent move of the Senior <br />Center from Elliot Rd to the Homestead Road/Southern Human Services Center campus, using <br />the Senior Center this year was problematic (next year the Seymour Senior Center will be used <br />for this event). <br />This year, it is proposed that Orange County recognize these volunteers by having a "meet and <br />greet" reception before a regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting, and by <br />further honoring them at a televised meeting, under Special Presentations, on November 14th at <br />Southern Human Services Center (6:30pm- reception/7:30pm-meeting). At this time, the Five <br />Governor's Award winners will be recognized and a short biography of their volunteer service <br />will be presented. The 10 Orange County Key Volunteers will then be recognized and a short <br />biography of their volunteer service will be read. The Clerk's Office would be able to then <br />provide the volunteers with videos of their volunteer recognition. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Key Volunteer Event has been budgeted for in the 2006-07 BOCC <br />approved budget under "Volunteer Recognitions". <br />