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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING AND EXPRESSING APPRECIATION <br /> TO NANCY GREBENKEMPER <br /> WHEREAS, in 2011 Nancy Grebenkemper and Claire Millar observed the impact of the <br /> recession, the reality that residents having enough food to eat was a major issue in <br /> Orange County, and that the number of people seeking food assistance at the Orange <br /> Congregations in Missions (OCIM) food pantry was large and increasing; and <br /> WHEREAS, Ms. Grebenkemper and Ms. Millar learned about PORCH Chapel Hill <br /> Carrboro and its monthly neighborhood food collections supplying food to several food <br /> pantries, and decided they themselves could also do something about hunger in Orange <br /> County; and <br /> WHEREAS, with help from three PORCH Chapel Hill Carrboro founders, Ms. <br /> Grebenkemper and Ms. Millar started PORCH Hillsborough with three neighborhoods in <br /> 2011; and <br /> WHEREAS, PORCH Hillsborough has since grown from three neighborhoods to over 30, <br /> and overall donations have grown each year since 2011 and include businesses in the <br /> Meadowlands Business Park donating food on a monthly basis; and <br /> WHEREAS, PORCH Hillsborough is dedicated to helping the kids and families in the <br /> community get enough to eat, and started both the Food for Schools program, providing <br /> healthy snacks to students who are hungry during the school day or need supplemental <br /> food sent home over weekends and holidays, and the Food for Families program, a <br /> partnership with Weaver Street Market that provides healthy, fresh produce to families <br /> identified by school social workers as being at risk of hunger; and <br /> WHEREAS, Ms. Grebenkemper is retiring from her efforts to lead PORCH Hillsborough; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, though her service with countless others, Ms. Grebenkemper has changed <br /> lives by helping people to have adequate and nutritious food, to navigate their journey to <br /> health and self-respect, and empowering them and their families to lead productive lives; <br /> NOW THEREFORE we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby <br /> recognize and express deep appreciation, gratitude, and respect for Nancy <br /> Grebenkemper for her dedicated leadership and her service to the people of Orange <br /> County, and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors. <br /> This the 2nd day of February, 2021. <br /> Renee Price, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />