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Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Thomas ODwyer Page 1 of 2 <br />Home Address:105 Boulder Lane <br />Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br />Zone of Residence:C.H. City Limits <br />Ethnic Background:white <br />Gender Identity:Male <br />Phone:919-906-0581 <br />Email:greenbuilder4us@aol.com <br />Name: Thomas ODwyer <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Chapel Hill NC 27514 <br />Name Called: <br />Year of OC Residence:1985 <br />Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br />Just completed 7 years of service on the Orange County Commission for the <br />Environment, I am a Hospice Volunteer, and I participated with the Council on the Aging s <br />Master Aging Plan (MAP). I am currently attending Aging in Community series lectures, <br />as housing needs for aging in place will be in demand now and even more in our <br />community s future. Universal Design supporter, and I attend BOCC meeting that impactt <br />the environmet ( recycling recently) We must find a way to partner with our municipalities <br />and provide pro active policies which support the needs of an aging community while <br />making a real difference in Energy sources and consumtion <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />Orange County Commission for the Environment, 7 years. Off the Commission as of Dec. <br />7 <br />Age Range:60+ <br />Advisory Board on Aging <br />Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br />I design for aging in place and would support creating policies to incentivise this much needed <br />paradigm <br />Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br />I want to help my community to live out their lives fully in there homes .. ( if possible) <br />Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br />I am 66 years old and am a semi retired Chapel Hill GreenBuild Designer with interest and <br />dedication to aging in place design. <br />I am a trained Hospice worker, and my wife and I practice helping others in need, whether they <br />are young or old. <br />We have cared for our parents at the end of their lives, making their living environment more <br />ambulatory friendly, plus we spent personal time with them as they passed away. <br />21