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