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Mayor Loretta Clawson Proclaims Bettie Bond as the Town of Boone’s 2013 Volunteer of the Year

Dec. 16, 2013. In celebration of her hard work and dedication to the Town of Boone, Mayor Loretta Clawson proclaimed Bettie Bond as the 2013 Volunteer of the Year. On Friday, Dec. 13, the mayor presented Ms. Bond with the proclamation outlining her service to the Town along with a locally made wreath.

Bond (left) and Clawson
Bond (left) and Clawson

Ms. Bond currently serves on the Town’s Historic Preservation Commission, the Fourth of July Parade Committee and the Christmas Parade Planning Committee. She spent many hours working with the Historic Preservation Commission to ensure the federal government did not abandon the downtown Boone post office, which so many people use, and stayed active during the renovation process as well. Ms. Bond also worked with others to encourage the Town to provide the upfront cost to purchase the Appalachian Theatre and continues to work with the non-profit board that has acquired the theatre, paying back the cost to the Town in record time. 

“Bettie is a wonderful person who contributes so much of her time to the Town of Boone. She is very deserving of this award, and it is my honor to have been able to present it to her as one of my last proclamations as mayor of Boone,” said Mayor Clawson.

Proclamation

WHEREAS, Bettie Bond is a volunteer on many Town of Boone boards, including but not limited to the Historic Preservation Commission, Fourth of July Parade Committee and Christmas Parade Planning Committee; and,

WHEREAS, Bettie spent many hours working with the Historic Preservation Commission to ensure the federal government did not abandon the downtown Boone post office, which so many people use, and she stayed active during the renovation process as well; and,

WHEREAS, Bettie also worked with others to encourage the Town of Boone to provide the upfront cost to purchase the Appalachian Theatre and continues to work with the non-profit board that has acquired the theatre, paying back the cost to the Town in record time; and,

WHEREAS, Bettie so eloquently presented the resolution from the Town of Boone to the family of Virgil Greer, who worked with her on the Historic Preservation Commission—especially during the process of preserving the community of Junaluska; and,

WHEREAS, Bettie also works to support Horn in the West and many other organizations in the area, and her enthusiasm for the Town of Boone and its projects cannot be matched. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Loretta Clawson, Mayor of the Town of Boone, North Carolina, do hereby proclaim Bettie Bond as the 2013 Town of Boone Volunteer of the Year.