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<br />1 (Orange County Rape Crisis Center) <br />2 <br />3 For 34 years, Debbie Finn has humbly worked for this community moving from one need to <br />4 another, going where she could best serve. The first 24 years were dedicated to the Chapel <br />5 Hill-Carrboro School System, lending her expertise in education to hundreds of children. Here <br />6 she focused on reading and language as tutor, reading partner and then testing administrator at <br />7 Seawell School. For the last ten years her strength and compassion has been given to the <br />8 Rape Crisis Center of Orange County, beginning with 60 hours of training which stood her in <br />9 good stead as crisis counselor. Additionally she served on the Board of directors and most <br />10 recently as office volunteer but Debbie was also giving her time to Dress for Success, the Board <br />11 of Adjustment for the Town of Chapel Hill and Board of the Chamber Orchestra for the triangle. <br />12 Debbie is a beacon for volunteerism and a most deserving recipient of the North Carolina <br />13 Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service. <br />14 <br />15 Orange County Hummingbirds 4-H Club <br />16 (Wendy Burgess) <br />17 <br />18 Thanks to the Orange County Hummingbirds 4-H Club and'the many youths who have served <br />19 the Orange County community for the past 15 years as volunteers in the Club. The dedication <br />20 of this group is apparent through the wide range of good works performed by the children and <br />21 their families to help make life better for those most in need (to name a few: blood drives, <br />22 adopt-a-highway, visits to shut-ins and nursing home residents to share a song or make a craft, <br />23 and delivery of emergency food boxes). Even the most basic human needs can become a crisis <br />24 if not addressed. Orange County and the state of North Carolina greatly appreciate the many <br />25 acts of kindness of the Hummingbirds 4-H Club and honor the Club for its outstanding <br />26 community service. <br />27 <br />28 Lee Pavao <br />29 County's Medallion Award Nominee <br />30 (Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau) <br />31 <br />32 Lee Pavao has contributed over 25 years of community service in Orange County. As a Chapel <br />33 Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau board member for the last eleven years and Chair, Lee has <br />34 build and improved the economic health of Orange County. He has applied his leadership skills <br />35 along with his artistic talents and business experience to help others succeed and the <br />36 community prosper. It is apparent through his community contributions to the Bureau and the <br />37 many other non-profit agencies for which he has served that he has made a lifetime <br />38 commitment to assist those in need (some of the other agencies are the Chapel Hill Town <br />39 Council, Library and Museum; the Ronald McDonald House; Planned Parenthood, the UNC <br />40 Childhood Trust and Friends of the Seymour Center). Orange County and the state of North <br />41 Carolina greatly appreciate your selfless acts and consider it an honor to have Lee as a <br />42 resident and the County's Medallion Award nominee and its outstanding community service <br />43 volunteer. <br />44 <br />45 Pat Taylor <br />46 (UNC Hospice) . <br />47 <br />48 Pat Taylor has provided over five years of community service in Orange County through the <br />49 UNC Hospice Program. She is commended for her patience, keen sensitivity and ability to <br />