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.57E'PHENH.HAUV0775,CHA/R QRANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />BARRYJACOHS, V/C6CNA/R POST OFFICE Box S 181 <br />MARGARET W. BRDWN <br />MosESCAREY,/R. 2OO SOUTH CAMERON STREET <br />AuCE M. GGRDON <br />HILLSBOROUGH, LVORTH CAROLII~IA 27278 <br />June 14, 2001 <br />Michelle Rivest, Executive Director <br />Orange County Partnership for Young Children <br />1829 E. Franklin Street, Suite 12008 <br />Chapel Hill, N,C 27510 <br />Dear Michelle: <br />The Board of County Commissioners is pleased to support the grant <br />application for the Early Learning Opportunities grant in Orange County. <br />Improving the school readiness and literacy of young children is a top priority and <br />we appreciate your efforts to improve the capacity of our local child care system <br />to serve these at-risk children. <br />We are willing to designate the Orange County Partnership for Young <br />Children as the "Local Council" for this application because the Partnership's <br />Board represents all of the community representatives required; including local <br />agencies involved in early learning, parents, and key community leaders. We <br />understand that your role will be to provide community oversight for this grant <br />and to foster community collaboration. <br />We wish you success in this application, and look forward to receiving <br />reports about the progress of your work. <br />Sincerely, <br />Stephen H. Halkiotis, Chair <br />Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners <br />• <br />You Gount In Orange County <br />(919) 245-213D + FAX(919) 644-0246 <br />