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DocuSign Envelope ID:A71 C3E54-9B93-4195-AE3F-FD44AE971 DA4 <br /> Title of Grant Teaching Artists and Performers for the 2019 Solstice Lantern Walk <br /> Request <br /> Grant Amount 1,500 <br /> Requested <br /> Is the person in No <br /> charge of this <br /> program or project <br /> different from the <br /> Authorizing Official? <br /> What are you A specific program or project <br /> requesting funding <br /> for? <br /> Project/Program The Winter Solstice, December 21st, marks the longest night of the <br /> Summary year and the beginning of the winter season in the Northern <br /> Hemisphere. For the Hillsborough, NC community, the Solstice <br /> Lantern Walk has become a non-denominational annual tradition in <br /> which community members gather together to celebrate the change <br /> of seasons. During the weeks leading up to the event, participants <br /> are asked to create handmade lanterns to carry during the walk. <br /> Participants walk along the path of Hillsborough's River Walk to the <br /> sounds of peaceful music and the quiet of nature just after nightfall. <br /> This family-friendly event is accessible to all residents of <br /> Hillsborough without exception. To better serve the Hillsborough <br /> Community, HAC will offer artist-led Lantern Making Workshops for <br /> the 2019 event. These workshops specifically engage Orange County <br /> public elementary school after-school programs. This addition to the <br /> program will provide a creative opportunity for approximately 400 <br /> students throughout the Orange County School District and <br /> encourage artists to get involved with their community. <br /> HAC will hire musicians and performers for the evening of the event. <br /> These performers will be located in key spots along the River Walk as <br /> well as River Park. To enhance the peaceful beauty of the event <br /> through various types of performances. <br /> Project Start Date September 1, 2019 <br /> (no earlier than July <br /> 1, 2019) <br /> Project End Date (no December 31, 2019 <br /> later than June 30, <br /> 2020) <br />