Decatur honored 14 Hometown Heroes in 2011 for contributions made to the Decatur community. Hometown Heroes are those volunteers who work, often behind the scenes, to make the City of Decatur a better place to live, work and play. They are nominated by people in the community and are judged by professionals who work with volunteers on a regular basis and do not know the nominees.
Decatur started its Hometown Hero program in 1996 at the close of the Hometown to the World Festival held during the Olympics. The 14-day festival was a success because of the hundreds of volunteers who helped – we couldn’t have done it without them.
At the close of that festival in 1996, the City Commission honored the volunteers and created the Hometown Hero awards. With this year’s presentations, Decatur has designated 245 Hometown Heroes.
If you want to see all of them, visit Decatur City Hall – we have their group photos and names framed on what we call our “Wall of Heroes” on the wall next to the 1st floor stairs going down to the City Commission Meeting Room.
Congratulations to this year’s Hometown Heroes: Alan Ashe, Marc Brennan, Roger Bryant, Jodi Dick, Daniel Flores, Walter Kellar, Lori Leland Kirk, Louis & Sandra Rice, Susan Riley, Mark Sanders, Melissa Stratton, Seegar Swanson and Kyle Williams. Click here to read more about them and their contributions to our community.
