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AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year). Est. April 2013 Pending. Now fundraising under Orange County <br /> Community Giving Fund and supported by Orange County. <br /> 2. Agency's Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): To bring elements of the Orange County <br /> community together to build a community memorial that honors those who have served their country, <br /> especially the citizens of Orange County. <br /> 3. Please provide a brief description of your organization's past achievements in carrying out similar <br /> projects and evidence of successful record of meeting proposed budgets and timetables(no more than <br /> 100 words). The Committee has gathered support and partial funding of the Veterans Memorial, <br /> obtained a three-acre park site for the memorial (donated by Orange County), completed design and <br /> development phases,gained community and government support for the memorial, and has completed <br /> the initial site development(Phase 1), and raised the necessary capital to fund current efforts. <br /> 4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum livingwage?(Yes/Na)N/A <br /> If yes,is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? <br /> If no, please briefly explain. The Committee has no paid employees; however, contracts for <br /> completion of Memorial are let through Orange County(a Living Wage Certified Employer). <br /> Schedule of Positions: #of FTE—Full-Time Paid Positions: 0 #of FTE—Part-Time Paid Positions:-a- <br /> PROGRAM INFORMATION <br /> *Please submit for each program if applying for funding for more than one program. <br /> S. Program Name:Orange County Veterans Memorial. <br /> Program Primary Contact and Title: Bruce Ru n be rg, Committee Chairman <br /> Telephone Number: 919-928-4413 E-Mail: brunber 17 mail.com <br /> 6. Please briefly describe the proposed program, including an explanation of haw it aligns with the Town of <br /> Chapel Hill and Carrboro's Results Framework and Orange County SOCC Goals and Priorities and the target <br /> population to benefit from the program. (100 words or less) Our mission is to build a Veterans Memorial <br /> situated on a three-acre site at 2501 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill; co-located with the Seymour Center and <br /> Orange County Southern Resources Center. The county has provided he site for the memorial. The Site is <br /> handicapped and student accessible. All Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County residents' benefit (100%). <br /> Phase 1, physical site clearing and temporary walkways, is now complete. Phase 11, permanent flagpole and <br /> stone/brickwork, is projected to start May 2019 around the flagpole. <br /> Program inforniatiorl Page 7 of 19 <br />