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27 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Thomas ODwyer <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Thomas ODwyer <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 105 Boulder Lane <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27514 <br /> Phone: 919-906-0581 <br /> Email: greenbuiIder4us@aol.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1985 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: C.H. City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: white <br /> Age Range: 60+ <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 /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <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 />