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7 <br /> April 4, 2022 <br /> To: Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager <br /> Re: Naming the new Visitors Center Conference room"The Lee Pavao Conference Room" <br /> From: Rosemary Waldorf <br /> Bonnie,thank you for dedicating resources to a beautiful new Welcome Center in the heart of downtown <br /> Chapel Hill. This will surely make a positive contribution to the hospitality industry that we love. <br /> I am writing to endorse the Visitors Center's request to name the new Welcome Center at 309 West <br /> Franklin Street in honor of the late Lee Pavao, a longtime champion of Orange County's beauty, ethos <br /> and hearty welcome to all guests. <br /> I served as Mayor of Chapel Hill from 1995-2001, and was on the Town Council prior to 1995. I served <br /> with Lee Pavao throughout my tenure, and he was a council member who advocated for economic <br /> development,tourism and senior services. <br /> Every year at budget time,he worked effectively both in council chambers and behind the scenes to <br /> secure adequate support for the Visitors Bureau. He was a marketing professional, and his expertise and <br /> his enthusiasm were very influential in making our tourism program what it is today. <br /> Lee first came to Chapel Hill in the early 1980s to deliver his son to the University of North Carolina as a <br /> Morehead Scholar. After multiple visits,he moved to Chapel Hill in 1986 and embraced the town as his <br /> community. He served on numerous nonprofit boards. <br /> Lee received many honors for his service to Chapel Hill, including The Order of the Long Leaf Pine ,the <br /> Chapel Hill Historical Society's 2014 Town Treasure Award, and the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors <br /> Bureau's Tourism Leadership Award. <br /> Having Lee's smile grace this beautiful conference room would be so fitting. <br /> Thank you for your consideration. <br />