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Activities Held in North Carolina for <br /> COunty Government ~¥eek <br /> <br /> GENERAL EVENTS: <br /> <br /> I. Hold a breakfast, or reception to <br /> luncheon <br /> honor <br /> volunteers. <br /> <br /> 2. Desiguaie certain days as Library Day, Community Sen, ices Day, Public Safety Day, Education <br /> Day, etc. and sponsor events on those drys that relate to the sen'ice areas. <br /> <br /> 3. Hold an exhibit in a local mall. One county held a two-day event during which count), employees <br /> presented Ibc information, exhibits and demonstrations on theLr depamncms and thc services they <br /> offer. <br /> <br /> This also featured Smokey the Bear, McGmff tho Crime Dog, a puppet show teaching children about <br /> f'u'e safer); face painting and helium balloons with tho county seal. <br /> <br /> 4. Host open houses in individual deportments with county employees on hand to explain activities. <br /> <br />5. Host a xeception honoring certain groups such as employees with 25 years of experience or in recog- <br />nition of public education. <br /> <br />6. Have different depa~qmeots offer special sen, ices. In one county the health department sponsored <br />free diabetes screening and eye exams. Another offered free blood pressure tests. The sheriff's depot- <br />ment gave away information packets to parents and hosted a finger painting session for children. <br /> <br />7. Hold a reception for former county officials and employees. <br /> <br />8. Tie special events to County Government Week. One county dedicated a geneology room at the <br />main public librasy: Another unveiled a new county seal, flag and colors. <br /> <br />9. Sponsor tours of offices. <br /> county <br /> <br />10. Publish an annual report or reference guide on counly government history and sen, ices. <br />Newspapers in s~veral counties ran the entize report or guide as special supplements. <br /> <br />SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES: <br />1. Sponsor essay contests..Several counties sponsor essay contests in the juhior high schools and <br />award sav/ngs bonds as prizes. Another county let ~he contest winners role play the duties of depart- <br />ment heads or county commissioners for a day. One county sponsored a poster contest for element,~ry <br />school children. <br /> <br />2. Let students pe~icipete in a mock commissioners meeting. <br /> <br />3. Hold a commissioners meeting at a school or invite several 'classes to attend a regular meeting. <br /> <br />4. Have commissioners visit schools during the week and spend one or two hours working in the class- <br />room. <br /> <br />5. Let commissioners visit schools during the week and spend one or two hours working in the class- <br />room. <br /> <br />6. Display student a~work in county government buildings. <br /> <br />7. Develop and implement curriculum on county government. <br /> <br /> -OVER- <br /> <br /> <br />