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DocuSign Envelope ID:21E87D78-2D54-42C3-BCD9-8EB0802A9DD0 XHIBIT A <br /> PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE, - _ NCY APPLICATION <br /> 1 <br /> Allen Coleman <br /> Budget & Administrative Services Coordinator <br /> Orange County Finance & Administrative Services <br /> 200 South Cameron St. <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Dear Allen, <br /> This letter is in response to suggestions from several Orange County <br /> administrators and officials that WHUP should request funding from the <br /> county for FY 2017-2018 in the amount of $1,000. We very much <br /> appreciate the support that the county and its various agencies have <br /> provided WHUP since we began operations in 2015, and we are <br /> gratified that the Commissioners and staff have afforded us this <br /> opportunity. <br /> WHUP's mission extends well beyond providing locally produced, high- <br /> quality music, news and public affairs programming. One of our <br /> primary objectives is to spotlight our business, non-profit and creative <br /> communities as well as local government and offer an accessible <br /> platform for people to promote the good work they're doing at all <br /> levels. <br /> To that end, we conservatively estimate that we have hosted more <br /> than 700 guests from the community on our various shows since our <br /> broadcast launch 18 months ago, including elected officials, local <br /> business owners, non-profit staff and volunteers, civic organizations, <br /> musicians, artists and neighbors, and we continue to create new <br /> channels to bring more folks into our studios. That volume of <br /> community engagement is unique among media in the greater Triangle <br /> and beyond. <br /> Despite these achievements, WHUP has ambitious plans to expand our <br /> services and reach in coming months. We have identified multiple <br /> ways to accomplish this goal, in particular investments in our studio <br /> technology and delivery systems. We have raised funds for field <br /> recording, remote broadcast and in-studio equipment that will be <br />