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LE`E <br />COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, John L. Cameron is a lifelong, eighty year resident of Lee County, North Carolina; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, Mr. Cameron has been a leader in promoting the agricultural heritage and farming <br />community, not only in Lee County but also the State of North Carolina, serving as a longtime <br />member and for the past ten years as President of the Lee County Farm Bureau; and, <br />WHEREAS, Mr. Cameron has been an active participant in the Lee County community through <br />his memberships in various civic organizations including but not limited to the Lee County <br />Future Farmers of America, the Lee County Cooperative Extension, the Sanford Masonic Lodge <br />#101, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Farm <br />Service Agency County Committee as an elected member and advisor; and, <br />WHEREAS, John L. Cameron is a 75 year member of the Chestnut A.M.E. Zion Church in <br />Sanford, NC where he participates in Missionary Society, Lay Council and Choir and has held <br />numerous leadership roles including Trustee, Preacher's Steward, Usher, and Superintendent of <br />Sunday School; and, <br />WHEREAS, Mr. Cameron has acted as a mentor, counseling a diverse group of young men <br />throughout the county through his work, church, and civic organizations, even learning to speak <br />Spanish to help eliminate language barriers to improve his outreach and impact on those he <br />befriended. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lee County Board of Commissioners proclaim April <br />22, 2018 as John L. Cameron Day in Lee County, North Carolina and call upon residents to <br />observe this day recognizing and celebrating Mr. Cameron and the many contributions he has <br />made to the Lee County community. <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Amy Dalrymple, Chair <br />Lee County Board of Commissioners <br />