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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-human ; and <br /> WHEREAS , trash and refuse discarded in the forests and streams and roadsides in Orange County pose a <br /> health risk to those residents , and despoil the County ' s natural beauty ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Mission of Orange County to provide services to its residents depends on the energy , <br /> skills and dedication of all our employees and volunteers ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Daniel Aaron Toben , a lifelong resident of Orange County , has voluntarily spent thousands <br /> of hours and thousands of dollars of his earned income over the past ten years cleaning up <br /> trash and tires in some of the most neglected parts of Orange County ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Daniel Aaron Toben has led school groups and church groups on volunteer clean - up days <br /> around Orange County ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Daniel Aaron Toben is voluntarily teaching classes about environmental restoration and <br /> remediation to middle school and high school students across Orange County ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Daniel Aaron Toben has raised over $ 6 , 500 from concerned residents via online crowd - <br /> funding sites to purchase trash bags , gloves , and others supplies needed to complete his <br /> 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 welfare of the <br /> residents of Orange County and to its streams and forests , offers thanks to Daniel Toben for <br /> his sacrifice of time and resources to improve the quality of life of the residents of Orange <br /> County , and for the example that he sets for the students he teaches and leads in <br /> environmental restoration and remediation across the County and encourages others to <br /> likewise help keep Orange County the most beautiful county in North Carolina. <br /> This the 2nd day of May 2019 . <br /> 17 Penny Rich , Chair <br /> Sz Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />