HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation FIFTEENTH ANNUAL CROP WALK PROCLAMATION3 ,'�!e -e_)/
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
A PROCLAMATION TO CO- SPONSOR THE 15TH ANNUAL CROP WALK WITH THE
INTER -FAITH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE AND TO ENCOURAGE ORANGE
COUNTY RESIDENTS TO WALK OR SPONSOR A WALKER TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, hunger and poverty are serious issues that affect people around the world, in every
country, in the United States, in the state of North Carolina, in every community and in Orange
County; and
WHEREAS, CROP WALK is Community Reaching Out to People, an annual event sponsored
nationally by Church World Services, one of the most effective relief services in the world; and
WHEREAS, CROP WALK is locally sponsored by the Inter -Faith Council for Social Service;
and
WHEREAS; CROP WALK is a 10 kilometer walk through the diverse streets of Carrboro and
Chapel Hill where anyone who wants to make a difference in the lives of hungry people can
walk; and
WHEREAS, contributions from CROP WALK will be used for refugees, disaster relief, and self -
help projects in more than 80 countries and to support IFC hunger - relief programs such as the
Community Kitchen in Chapel Hill and the IFC Food Pantry in Carrboro; and
WHEREAS, on Sunday, April 1, 2001 the Inter -Faith Council for Social Service invites walkers
from the Orange County to meet in the Carrboro Town Commons at 2:OOPM to walk in the 15th
Annual Carrboro -- Chapel Hill CROP WALK; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners encourages residents to become
CROPWALKERS or sponsor a WALKER and make a difference. for our community and the
world;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that we
recognize Sunday, April 1, 2001 as the official day for the 15th Annual CROP WALK and by
proclamation we agree to co- sponsor this event with the Inter -Faith Council for Social Service.
This the 20h day of March, 2001.
Steve Halkiotis, Chair
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