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8 <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos read the proclamation: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING <br /> DANIEL AARON TOBEN <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County is committed to the health of its residents, both human and non- <br /> human; and <br /> WHEREAS, trash and refuse discarded in the forests and streams and roadsides in Orange <br /> County pose a health risk to those residents, and despoil the County's natural <br /> beauty; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Mission of Orange County to provide services to its residents depends on the <br /> energy, skills and dedication of all our employees and volunteers; and <br /> WHEREAS, Daniel Aaron Toben, a lifelong resident of Orange County, has voluntarily spent <br /> thousands of hours and thousands of dollars of his earned income over the past <br /> ten years cleaning up trash and tires in some of the most neglected parts of <br /> Orange County; and <br /> WHEREAS, Daniel Aaron Toben has led school groups and church groups on volunteer clean- <br /> up days around Orange County; and <br /> WHEREAS, Daniel Aaron Toben is voluntarily teaching classes about environmental restoration <br /> and remediation to middle school and high school students across Orange <br /> County; and <br /> WHEREAS, Daniel Aaron Toben has raised over $6,500 from concerned residents via online <br /> crowd-funding sites to purchase trash bags, gloves, and others supplies needed <br /> to complete his tasks for the benefit of Orange County; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners recognizes the significant <br /> contribution that Daniel Aaron Toben has made to improve the health and <br /> welfare of the residents of Orange County and to its streams and forests, offers <br /> thanks to Daniel Toben for his sacrifice of time and resources to improve the <br /> quality of life of the residents of Orange County, and for the example that he sets <br /> for the students he teaches and leads in environmental restoration and <br /> remediation across the County and encourages others to likewise help keep <br /> Orange County the most beautiful county in North Carolina. <br /> This the 2nd day of May 2019. <br /> Daniel Toben thanked the Board of County Commissioners, and especially <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos for this recognition. He said he is from Orange County (Chapel Hill), <br /> and a lot of people in attendance tonight have cleaned up about 4,000 bags of litter and tires <br /> from Orange County. He said some of his best friends have been made through this process. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said he has been following his exploits on Facebook, and the <br /> commitment is laudable and unique. <br /> Chair Rich thanked him for his clean up at the end of her street <br />