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Volunteers
Honored at Georgia Trust for Historic
Preservation Annual
Awards Ceremony
Camille W. Yow Award
Given to Three Dedicated Volunteers
ATLANTA, April
22, 2006 –
Page Griffin, Lawson Yow and Bill Underwood
each received the Camille W. Yow Volunteer of the
Year Award from The Georgia Trust for Historic
Preservation during the 2006 Preservation Awards
April 22 at the Annual Meeting in Athens, Ga.
Since 1978, The
Georgia Trust has recognized a volunteer of the
year with the Camille W. Yow Award, named after
the long-time volunteer who was the first award
recipient. This year, the Trust honored three
volunteers for their exemplary service at Rhodes
Hall, the organization’s c. 1904 headquarters
located
in midtown Atlanta.
“The Georgia Trust
could not exist without the support and hard work
of our volunteers,” said Greg Paxton, president
and CEO of The Georgia Trust. “We are proud to
honor volunteers that embody the community
contribution that we deem important to preserving
our heritage.”
Page Griffin, a
former investment banker, served as a Rhodes Hall
docent from 1999 until last fall. While his main
responsibility was giving tours of the home,
Griffin also helped with other tasks as needed,
including Georgia Trust mailings and other
paperwork.
Lawson Yow, husband of the Volunteer of the Year Award’s
namesake, has volunteered as a Rhodes Hall docent
since 2002. In addition to helping visitors, he
created an information guide explaining the Civil
War figures represented in the art glass
windows at Rhodes Hall.
Long-time Georgia
Trust member Bill Underwood provides weekly office
assistance, especially in keeping up with large
quantities of paperwork. Besides helping with
renewals and upgrades, he also archives historic
files related to Rhodes Hall.
For more than 25
years, the Trust has recognized preservation
projects and individuals throughout Georgia who
have made significant contributions to the field
of historic preservation. Awards are presented on
the basis of the contributions of the person or
project to the community and/or state and on
compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
With more than 8,000
members, The Georgia Trust for Historic
Preservation is the country’s largest statewide,
nonprofit preservation organization. Founded in
1973, the Trust is committed to preserving and
enhancing Georgia’s communities and their diverse
historic resources for the education and enjoyment
of all.
The Trust generates
community revitalization by finding buyers for
endangered properties acquired by its Revolving
Fund; provides design assistance to 105 Georgia
Main Street cities and encourages neighborhood
revitalization; trains teachers in 56 Georgia
school systems to engage students in discovering
state and national history through their local
historic resources; and advocates for funding, tax
incentives and other laws aiding preservation
efforts.
Late last year,
the Trust announced its first annual listing of
Georgia’s 10 Places in Peril. The
Georgia Trust is a recipient of the Trustees Award
for Organizational Excellence from the National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
To learn more about
The Georgia Trust and the Preservation Awards,
visit
www.georgiatrust.org.
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