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Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Benjamin King <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 111 Dillard St. <br /> �Carrboro, NC 27510 <br /> Phone: 704-223-2555 <br /> Email: bkco2020@gmail.com <br /> Year of OC Residence: 12023 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residenc lCarrboro City Limits <br /> Gender Identity: IMale <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 18-34 <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> ICMA (International City and County Management Association) Executive Board of UNC ICMA Student <br /> Chapter NCCCMA(North Carolina City and County Management Association) Notary Public <br /> Freemason, University Lodge #408 <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None <br /> Boards/Commissions Applied for: <br /> Orange County Parks and Recreation Council <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> At the age of 19 1 was appointed by Salisbury City Council to the City of Salisbury Parks and <br /> Recreation Advisory Board where I served as a liaison between the department and the managers <br /> office and City Council. I also recently completed an internship with the Parks, Recreation, and <br /> Community Resources Department for the City of Raleigh where I gained a great understanding of <br /> what frontline parks and recreation employees are doing to improve our communities. I spent time with <br /> the Specialized Recreation and Inclusion Services, the Learning Development, the DEI, the <br /> Environmental Education, and the Downtown Maintenance subdivision over the course of the summer. <br /> I am currently a second year MPA student with a concentration in Local Government at UNC Chapel <br /> Hill. Here I have learned about the structure of municipal government and have gained a great <br /> understanding of how to interact with both elected officials and local government staff. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I want to serve on this board because I think that parks and the ability to recreate are some of the <br /> most important things that a community can offer to it s citizens. Orange County is a growing <br /> community, and as people choose to move here, start business here, or build a family here we want to <br />