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Media invited to attend event honoring former Gov. Jim Hunt as he receives inaugural lifetime award for service to North Carolina children and families
(Chapel Hill, N.C.— May 18, 2016) – Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt will be honored on Monday, May 23, by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) with its first-ever lifetime achievement award for public service for his work on behalf of children and families in North Carolina.
The event is open to the media and former Gov. Hunt and FPG director Sam Odom will be available to speak with the media. FPG director Sam Odom is also immediately available to speak with the media before the May 23 event about the significance of the lifetime achievement award and the 50th anniversary conference by contacting him by email or telephone: slodom@unc.edu or (919) 966-4250.
Monday, May 23, schedule:
- 8:20 p.m. – Media check in at the Carolina Club, George Watts Hill Alumni Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- 8:40 p.m. – Gov. Hunt will receive award Monday, May 23, followed by approximately 20-minute acceptance speech. The remarks will address the importance of high-quality care for the state’s youngest children and include a retrospective of the importance of early education in North Carolina.
- 9:15 p.m. – FPG director Sam Odom and Gov. Hunt available to speak with media.
Location:
Carolina Club
George Watts Hill Alumni Center
550 Stadium Dr.
UNC-Chapel Hill
Media Parking: Parking is available at the Rams Head parking Deck (104 Ridge Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514).
Media Contact: Dave Shaw, (919) 966-0871, Dave@unc.edu
To learn more about the conference, visit http://fpg.unc.edu/news/nc-foundations-join-forces-new-planning-conference-young-children. To learn more about FPG, visit http://fpg.unc.edu/
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