COMMISSIONERS COMMUNITY CIRCLE AWARD
Presentation of the Commissioners Community Circle Award
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The Commissioners Community Circle Award, created by the Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), is designed to recognize County departments and community organizations for the extraordinary services they provide to Durham’s citizens.
Hold your Head Up, a Durham-based organization created to provide career attire for
low-income women, will be awarded the November 2009 Commissioners Community Circle Award. Hold Your Head Up has received accolades around the Triangle for its ongoing effort to suit women appropriately for professional endeavors. Women that benefit from the program not only receive suits, shoes, and accessories; they also receive valuable career support services from Hold Your Head Up.
The BOCC celebrates Hold Your Head Up for successfully suiting 400 women of the Triangle its first year of inception and for providing valuable tools to overcome employment barriers. Today, many more women have benefited from the unique program. Hold Your Head Up has influenced the lives of many women of Durham and helped these women achieve self sufficiency and financial independence through their ongoing efforts.
Resource Person(s): Michael D. Page, Chairman of the Durham Board of County Commissioners
