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Whereas, volunteers are an invaluable asset to Orange County departments and agencies and their service contributes to the cost effectiveness and efficiency of government operations; and, Whereas, the involvement of volunteers has strengthened and reinforced the democratic process by volunteers contributing their time to help address community challenges; and, Whereas, during April the Orange County Board of County Commissioners will show its appreciation to its dedicated volunteers by presenting each with a gift, Now, therefore, let it be resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners sincerely thanks its volunteers for their community spirit, expertise, dedication and commitment to the residents of Orange County and hereby recognizes the week of April 17th through April 23rd, 2005 as VOLUNTEER WEEK IN ORANGE COUNTY This the 19th day of April 2005 VOTE: UNANIMOUS c. Asian Pacific American History Month The Board considered proclaiming the month of May 2005 as Asian Pacific American History Month and authorizing the Chair to sign. Human Rights and Relations Director Milan Pham said that she is also Chair and President of Advocacy for North Carolina Asian Pacific Americans and she is also Asian American resident of Vietnamese descent. She introduced some North Carolina leaders of the Asian Pacific American community. She invited the County Commissioners to attend the first statewide conference on May 21st from 8:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center. This will be in conjunction will several other national partners, in California and Washington, DC. There will be formal invitations. She read the proclamation. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to proclaim the month of May 2005 as Asian Pacific American History Month and authorize the Chair to sign. ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Asian Pacific American History Month Proclamation WHEREAS, Asian Pacific Americans constitute a large and growing portion of the United States, North Carolina and Orange County population with the Triangle as a gateway for Asian American emigration and immigration; and WHEREAS, Asian Pacific Americans played important roles in the Civil Rights Movement, the Labor Movement, the Women’s Suffrage Movement and every other movement for progressive social change; and WHEREAS, Asian Pacific Americans across the United States went to bed hungry, lost land to the tax collector, worked to exhaustion and ill-health, faced pain and relocation, blasted the tunnels for the railroad, stooped over the short-handled hoe, and fought for a democracy that did not include them; and