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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION TO
NAME THE NEW CENTRAL ORANGE SENIOR CENTER
FOR MARIAH ANN MCPHERSON
WHEREAS, Mariah Ann McPherson was a role model for human rights and
civic involvement for over 50 years in Orange County with memberships on
the Orange County Commission for Women, the ACLU and the Democratic Party
to name a few, and receiving the highest County human relations award, The Pauli
Murray Award; and
WHEREAS, Mariah Ann McPherson was an outspoken advocate for the needs
and rights of all the elderly, especially low income and those from different ethnic
backgrounds, giving countless hours of community service to improve the quality
of life for all Orange County's older residents; and
WHEREAS, Mariah Ann McPherson made numerous contributions on behalf
of older Orange County residents over the last fifteen years by serving on the
Orange County Advisory Board on Aging, the Triangle J Aging Advisory Council,
the County Master Aging Plan Task Force and the Friends of the Central Orange
Senior Center; and
WHEREAS, leaders and members of the Orange County community recognize
and believe that Mariah Ann McPherson is deserving of this honor through her
proven commitment and dedication to the growing older population;. and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners does hereby acknowledge the years of hard work and dedication
to the community by Mariah Ann McPherson and hereby names the new Central
Orange Senior Center in Hjllsborough the "Mariah Ann McPherson Senior
Center".
This the 6th day of March 2008.
Barry Jacobs, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners