The 25th. Annual Mildred Council Community Dinner - Sit down with a stranger - leave with a friend

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Sunday, April 27, 2025 at McDougle Schools Cafetorium

Mildred Council in 2013

"Spread the Joy!!" - Mildred "Mama Dip" Council
Mildred Council, aka "Mama Dip," was the creator of this event and our source of inspiration and partner for 21 Community Dinners, celebrating our community's cultural diversity. She is sorely missed by all who knew her, and continues her legacy through her children and grandchildren.

Read about the dinner in the Daily Tar Heel


The Twenty-fourth Annual Mildred Council Community Dinner was Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 1 PM in the McDougle School Cafetorium, 900 Old Fayetteville Rd., Chapel Hill.



The Community Dinner is a community building event, crossing economic, racial, religious and ethnic barriers and presenting a wealth of wonderful, culturally diverse food and entertainment from our own community. In 2014 The Community Dinner was a winner of a National League of Cities Award for Cultural Diversity.

Mildred Council's family and the Community Dinner Committee are responsible for coordinating the menu. Our main caterer this year will be Beau Catering, Chapel Hill, supported by Mama Dip's Kitchen, and other local restaurants. We are pleased that the Council family is keeping their association with the event which was so important to their mother, Mama Dip. The fact that many local restaurants, churches and organizations donate side dishes and desserts completes the feast and gives attendees the opportunity to taste food from a wide cross section of our community.

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We have four levels of support for the dinner, Platinum at $500, Gold at $200, Silver at $100, and Feed a Family of Four at $30.

Displays in the corridor leading to the Cafetorium offer information from groups partnering with the Dinner, explaining who they are and what they do to make our community a better place.

We have, over the years, worked to make the Dinner a Zero Waste event (96% composted or recycled). This year we will again participate in Orange County Waste Management's Fork it Over Program using steel table ware collected from the Community Worx Thrift Store which we will wash after the event and return to the County for reuse.

In addition to financial support and food donations, we are always seeking volunteers to help prepare for the dinner, including advance and day of preparations, so keep us in mind if you have some time you can give us for the next dinner. You will meet some great folks!



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Spanish Flyer Spanish Flyer Karen Flyer



Please check back for more information about the 2025 Community Dinner.



2025 Entertainment



Ron Stutts, retired morning show host at 1360 AM and 97.9 FM, "The Hill," is our Emcee. Ron broadcasted for over 40 years at the mic on WCHL. Ron's "The Music in My Head" is published each weekday on the website chapelboro.com. He shares some great tunes, not only on the radio, but on social media as well.





Marlyn Valeiko is our Spanish translator. She is a native of Honduras and a long-time advocate for Latino/Hispanic and immigrant communities. She has been with Orange County Government for ten years, acting as Limited English Proficient (LEP) Specialist to ensure that people who are not fluent in English can access County services. Marlyn's dedication is based on her love of diversity, languages and cultures.



Colibrí Esmeralda Ballet Folclórico Hondureño



Honduran Traditional Ballet

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Kids Notes, Durham



Kidznotes empowers youth through music education, fostering personal growth, deepening community engagement, and driving social change.

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Bouncing Bulldogs



The goal of the Bouncing Bulldogs program is to promote jumping rope for fun and fitness, and to help all children grow physically, emotionally, socially and academically.

Each year, the team teaches and performs worldwide in front of thousands of spectators, including sports fans, health and fitness professionals, corporate employees, students, educators and the general public. The team has won more than 200 national and international championship awards in both single and double dutch events and has 18 world champions.



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