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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES December 17, 2012 1 THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MET ON MONDAY: December 17, 2012 at the Hillsborough Commons, Hillsborough, North Carolina. BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat Garavaglia, Chair; Arthrell Sanders; Albert Williams; and Claire Millar. GUEST: None. BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBER ABSENT: Valerie Foushee. . STAFF PRESENT: Nancy Coston, Director; Denise Shaffer, Assistant Director; Sharron Hinton, Human Services Manager; and Lindsey Shewmaker, Human Services Manager. I. Call to Order and Introductions DSS Chair, Pat Garavaglia, called the meeting to order at 4:07 pm. II. Board Comments None. III. Public Comments None. IV. Agenda Changes Nancy Coston suggested moving the Adult Services Program Changes item to a different Board meeting. V. Action Items On a motion by Arthrell Sanders the Board approved the Minutes of November 26, 2012. Albert Williams seconded the motion. The motion was carried without dissent. VI. Items for Discussion and/or Decision 1. Adult Services Program Changes This agenda item will be discussed at a later meeting. 2. Holiday Program Updates Sharron Hinton informed the Board that the Toy Chest opened at 10:00am on Saturday. The first person in line indicated she had been waiting since 11:45pm the previous evening. On Saturday 718 families received toys. On Sunday 383 families received toys. Today, approximately 270 families have received toys thus far. Ms. Hinton explained that a woman with six children began crying when she received a bike for one of her children. This is the reason the agency runs this program and it makes a really positive