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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 1, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5.-Q <br />SUBJECT: <br />Relations Month Proclamation <br />DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMEP <br />Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Annette M. Moore - ext. 2254 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the month of February as Human Relations Month. <br />BACKGROUND: The Governor has proclaimed the month of February as Human Relations Month in <br />North Carolina. The Human Relations Commission as well as other groups dedicated to the promotion of <br />good human relations has planned activities during the month. The Human Relations Commission has <br />developed the theme, `II`Building Bridges: From Tolerance to Acceptance" to promote the ideal that we <br />must all strive to create an atmosphere where people are valued and accepted rather than merely tolerated. <br />Centered around the theme, the Human Relations Commission is conducting a Mural Contest with Orange <br />County and Chapel Hilll/Carrboro elementary through high schools. The Commission will also honor a <br />citizen, a youth leaderand for the first time an Orange County business with the annual Pauli Murray <br />Award at a reception on February 27`h at A. L. Stanbeck Middle School at 3:00 p.m. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None . <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The manager recommends that the Board adopt the proclamation.