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AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency: <br /> 1. Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): <br /> 2. Agency's Purpose/Mission(no more than a few sentences): The Annual Community Dinner is a community <br /> building endeavor celebrating our community's rich cultural diversity through community interaction,food <br /> and entertainment. It is not a fund raising event. Its purpose is to be as inclusive as possible of all members <br /> of our community from economically challenged families to people with disabilities to culturally diverse <br /> groups. Our purpose is to foster community harmony,social well-being and cultural understanding. <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).We are applying for funding for our 23d Dinner in 2020. Our 22r'Dinner to be held on April <br /> 28rn 2019 at McDougle School, Chapel Hill NC 27516 is being funded by a Performance Agreement grant <br /> for$1000 from the Town of Chapel Hill and monetary and in kind donations from other organizations. <br /> Those who can do pay for tickets to help subsidize the even t-$3.00 for children 10 and under,$8.00 for <br /> adults. To date we have involved over 18,000 local residents in this project either as volunteers, <br /> entertainers,participants or in kind donors. We have always operated within our budget and any excess <br /> funds have been invested in underwriting tickets for families and persons in need to enable them to <br /> attend the event.Any excess food is donated to the IFC men's and women's shelters. We are 96%waste <br /> free and are used by Orange County Waste Management as an example of how an event should be run. <br /> They process all biodegradable waste at the event itself and use the experience as a teaching tool for <br /> young volunteers at the Dinner. <br /> 4. Living Wage: Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes/No) <br /> If yes,is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? <br /> If no, please briefly explain. <br /> WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PAID POSITIONS <br /> Our Community Dinner Committee is as follows.All are unpaid. <br /> Chairperson, Nerys Levy-Friends of the Carrboro Libraries and Orange County Cultural Arts Group <br /> Tara May and Marlyn Henriquex Va lei ko-Ora nge County Department of Human Rights and Relations <br /> Jody Smith,Carrboro Libraries <br /> Jackie Helvey-graphic artist <br /> Tonya Council, <br /> Jerdene Alston <br /> Marcie C Ferris-UNC Professor Emeritus-Food Studies <br /> Regina Mahaleck-UNC Press <br /> Florence Peacock-Preservation Chapel Hill <br /> Tama Hochbaum-graphic artist <br /> Regina Merritt,St Joseph CME Church,Chapel Hill <br /> Katherine Leith-University.Methodist Church,Chapel Hill <br /> Kathie Reeves, Fung Little,Clem Self and Lewis Attwater-Seymour Center,Chapel Hill <br /> Lorie Clark and Granvel Johnson-Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Blue Ribbon Mentor Program <br /> Program information P a g e 3 o f 7 <br />