[Durham INC] Durham Hosts 2012 Golden Leaf Awards Oct. 4

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

http://Facebook.com/CityofDurhamNC 

http://Twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC    

 

For Immediate Release: August 2, 2012

 

 

Durham Hosts 2012 Golden Leaf Awards October 4

Ceremony Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Who will walk away with the prestigious Golden Leaf
statue for their Durham property voted to have outstanding curb appeal?
Save the date now to find out at the 2012 Golden Leaf Awards for
Community Appearance. 

 

This year's ceremony is set for Thursday, October 4, 2012. Doors open at
6:30 p.m. at the newly renovated MDC headquarters, located at 307 W.
Main St. in downtown Durham. The event is free and open to the public.

 

The Durham City-County Appearance Commission, Keep Durham Beautiful,
Inc., and the Durham City-County Environmental Affairs Board are
recognizing properties that raise the bar for excellence in design and
maintenance in Durham. These prestigious awards are given to highlight
the value that Durham puts on community appearance. 

 

Visit http://www.DurhamGoldenLeaf.org to review the complete list of
categories and the submission criteria for this year's slate of
nominees. 

 

To become a sponsor of the 2012 Golden Leaf Awards, visit the Keep
Durham Beautiful website at http://www.KeepDurhamBeautiful.org and click
the "DONATE" link at the bottom of the page.

 

For more information or questions about this event, contact Urban
Designer Anne Kramer with the Durham City-County Planning Department by
email at Anne.Kramer at DurhamNC.gov or by phone at (919) 560-4137, ext.
28271.

 

About the Durham City-County Appearance Commission

The Durham City-County Appearance Commission is made up of 15 members,
seven appointed by the City Council and eight appointed by the Board of
County Commissioners. Its mission is to cultivate excellence in design,
preservation and stewardship of the natural and built environment; to
communicate the economic, social, and aesthetic value of good design and
planning; and to celebrate exemplary design within the community. For
more information, visit 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cb/ccpd/Pages/Durham-Appearence-Commission.aspx.


 

About Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc.

Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc. is a nonprofit, volunteer organization
working in partnership with the City of Durham's General Services
Department and the County of Durham to encourage private businesses,
residents, and community organizations to conserve and enhance the
appearance and environment of Durham through cleanup events,
beautification projects, and educational activities. For more
information, visit http://www.KeepDurhamBeautiful.org, "like" on
Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/KeepDurhamBeautiful, or "follow" on
Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/DurhamBeautiful. 

 

About the Durham City-County Environmental Affairs Board

The City of Durham and Durham County jointly established the
Environmental Affairs Board (EAB) in 1991, in recognition of the
importance of local cooperation on environmental issues. The EAB is an
advisory board of appointed volunteer citizens to provide the City and
County with expert and comprehensive advice on various environmental
matters. It is also a mechanism for facilitating communication between
the public and local government leaders. The EAB considers topics such
as watershed protection, natural resource protection, air quality,
environmental impacts of industrial development, environmental
education, green building design, energy conservation, and global
climate change. For more information, visit 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cb/ccpd/Pages/EAB.aspx. 

 

About MDC

MDC is a nonprofit organization that has been publishing research and
developing programs focused on expanding opportunity, reducing poverty,
and addressing structural inequity for 45 years. Founded in 1967 out of
N.C. Gov. Terry Sanford's North Carolina Fund, it has developed and
implemented programs in areas including youth engagement, training and
employment, community college improvement, rural economic development,
strategic philanthropy, workforce competitiveness, school reform, and
grassroots community leadership. MDC is providing its headquarters for
the event as an in-kind sponsor for the 2012 Golden Leaf Awards for
Community Appearance. For more information, visit 
http://www.mdcinc.org/. 

 

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