Agenda 10-19-2021; 8-a - Minutes

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6 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 2 NATIONAL 4-H WEEK PROCLAMATION 3 4 WHEREAS, 4-H youth across the nation are leading efforts to solve problems in their 5 communities and make a difference for their futures; and 6 7 WHEREAS, 4-H is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina and the largest 8 in the nation with over six million participants; and 9 10 WHEREAS, 4-H in North Carolina claims 260,000 youth members and 13,000 volunteers, while 11 Orange County's 4-H program numbers more than 190 members and more than 50 volunteers; 12 and 13 14 WHEREAS, 4-H as part of the NC Cooperative Extension System of NC State University and 15 NC A&T State University is a program where youth learn through opportunities that provide 16 them hands-on experiences in 4-H's mission mandates of science, engineering and technology; 17 healthy living; and citizenship; and 18 19 WHEREAS, 4-H has connected youth and their communities with the innovative research and 20 resources from our nation's 112 land-grant universities and colleges for more than 118 years; 21 22 NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim 23 October 3-9, 2021 as National 4-H Week in Orange County, and urge the people of this County 24 to take advantage of the opportunity to become more aware of this special program that 25 enhances our young people's interests in their futures as part of Orange County 4-H Youth 26 Development, and to join us in recognizing the unique partnership between our County and our 27 State University System. 28 29 Adopted this the 14th day of September, 2021. 30 31 32 Renee Price, Chair 33 Orange County Board of Commissioners 34 35 36 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to 37 approve the proclamation designating the week of October 3 through 9, 2021 as National 4-H 38 Week in Orange County, and authorize the Chair to sign. 39 40 Roll call ensued 41 42 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 43 44 Commissioner Greene said she remembers meeting Camille Clark in 2019, and is 45 delighted to see her again and hear of her leadership within 4-H. 46 Commissioner McKee said he was a 4-H member for years, and was very informative 47 and formative. He said there are eight clubs throughout Orange County, and is not exclusively 48 agricultural. 49 Commissioner Fowler thanked everyone for their comments. She said has memories 50 from middle school when she entered the contest on the loss of agricultural land to 51 industrialization in Davie County. She encouraged the students to continue in their efforts.