DUNWOODY, GA, Jan. 26, 2021 – At its annual public board meeting, held virtually, the Dunwoody Preservation Trust Board of Directors inducted two long-serving members into its elite Volunteer Hall of Fame: outgoing Vice-President of Events and Community Outreach Sara Massey and former DPT Co-President Kathy Florence.
The DPT Volunteer Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 2020 to recognize volunteers whose service has gone beyond expectations in helping DPT thrive and grow. Criteria include length of service and value to the organization, a non-profit that depends almost entirely on volunteers to operate all of its community events and services.
Massey has volunteered her services to the DPT for ten years and has served on the board for six years, the maximum allowed for consecutive years of board service. During her tenure, she has managed DPT participation at all key Dunwoody events, including the annual community celebrations Light Up Dunwoody and the 4th of July parade. She and her team were also responsible for all seasonal decorating of the DPT’s two landmark properties – the Cheek-Spruill House (aka the Dunwoody Farmhouse) and the Donaldson-Bannister Farm.
Florence served as co-president with her husband Tom during 2009-2011, some of the organization’s most formative years, which included growing Lemonade Days into a signature Dunwoody community event as well as DPT’s main source of funding. Since then, she has continued to serve in a variety of capacities, including co-writing the organization’s by-laws and providing professional graphic design services for all advertising and grant proposals.
“Both of these women provided invaluable, essential services as 100 percent unpaid volunteers,” said Board President MJ Thomas. “A small non-profit like DPT cannot exist without volunteers like Sara and Kathy. These awards are but a symbol of our gratitude to them.”
The Board also moved two board members up to executive level: Jim Walker, PhD, Vice-President of Education, and Peter Knowles, Treasurer. In addition, four new board members were announced: Traci Rylands, Director of Cemeteries, and three Directors-at-Large: Suzanne Boothe, Sharon Darby and Chrysé Wayman.
For more information about the Dunwoody Preservation Trust and its valuable service to the Dunwoody community, please go to https://dunwoodypreservationtrust.org.
About DPT: Founded in 1995, the Dunwoody Preservation Trust is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to the preservation of the history, heritage and quality of life of the Dunwoody community. A volunteer non-profit organization, the DPT owns and manages the circa 1906 Cheek-Spruill House, Dunwoody’s signature building at the corner of Mt. Vernon and Chamblee Dunwoody roads, and manages the circa 1870 Donaldson-Bannister Farm, a public park and private event venue owned by the City of Dunwoody. More information is at https://dunwoodypreservationtrust.org.
