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18 <br /> Reverend Sharon S.FreeHa nd <br /> Executive Director <br /> �. November 30, 2020 <br /> ivh4Y.^iC,. ,P:Nun'• <br /> ®ciTT M Ms. Bonnie B. Hammersley, Orange County Manager <br /> [)vange P.O. Box 8181 <br /> CangregaUons Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> M Nedon <br /> Dear Ms. Hammersley: � <br /> 300 Millstone®ripe <br /> Old Mill Business Park It is my great joy to write a letter of support for your <br /> Hillsborough, N.C.27278 <br /> consideration in the naming of the new Extension Building <br /> (919)732-6194 ext. 10 for Mrs. Bonnie Davis. <br /> Fax(919)644-1126 <br /> ocim300mill@mindspring.com From the moment she arrived in Orange County, Bonnie <br /> brought her "down east" good manners, her love of the land <br /> www.ocimnc.org and a true sense of family to our county. She grew up in a <br /> large family and was used to living off the land and <br /> making good use of all of the resources available in her <br /> community. <br /> Bonnie brought those well-honed skills to our community <br /> and built upon them. She developed a plan to meet and <br /> greet as many groups of community folks as she could. She <br /> loved to eat so those Extension luncheon meetings were a <br /> top priority for her. <br /> She jumped into her trusty Buick and took to the back roads <br /> of Orange County. All Bonnie needed was her trusty map. <br /> She surveyed the rural parts of the county and saw some <br /> heart-breaking living conditions. She called upon some of <br /> the Extension agents to arrange for her to meet with many <br /> of the community farmers, especially the women. Women <br /> wanted to know how to make their lives easier by providing <br /> nutritious meals from the bounty of the fields and create <br /> better living conditions for their families. <br /> Samaritan Relief Ministry <br /> I think it is important to say that Bonnie did a remarkable <br /> Meals on Wheels job with race relations all over this county. Her love of <br /> Thrift Shop people carried her into situations that could be difficult,but <br /> she did her job fairly and treated people with the respect <br /> they deserved, no matter what their station in life happened <br /> to be, <br /> UnItsd Way <br />