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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE
ANNUAL COMMUNITY DINNER
WHEREAS, the Annual Community Dinner is an event to build community spirit,
crossing economic, racial, religious and ethnic barriers; and
WHEREAS, the attendees sit side-by-side to experience and enjoy culturally diverse
food and entertainment from the local community; and
WHEREAS, this is the 20th Annual Community Dinner co-chaired by Mildred Council
(Mama Dip) and Nerys Levy, coordinated with a diverse Community
Dinner Committee; and
WHEREAS, the first fiscal agent was Preservation Chapel Hill and for the past 10-
years the event has been held with the support of the Orange County
Department of Housing, Human Rights and Community Development;
and
WHEREAS, the Community Dinner received national recognition in 2014 as a winner
of a National League of Cities Award for Cultural Diversity, as
nominated by the Town of Carrboi o;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
does hereby recognize the Community Dinner as an exemplary display of
community ideals and a highly appreciated asset for the residents of
Orange County.
This the 4th day of April 2017.
Mark Dorosin, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners