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Pittsylvania County Community Action
50th Anniversary
WHEREAS, President Lyndon Johnson declared an unconditional war on poverty and signed into law
the Economic Opportunity Act August 20, 1964, establishing that a network of local organizations be developed
that would work with communities to eliminate conditions what would cause poverty; and
WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County Community Action agency began its work under the leadership of
Irvin Burton who spear-headed the cooperation between the Pittsylvania County schools, the Pittsylvania
County government and the citizens of the community to begin the development of the Pittsylvania County
Community Action agency; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Clyde Banks, Mr. Irvin Burton, along with Jesse Clark, Albert Pippet, and William
Turner, the Board of Directors,hired Mr. Robert Dirk as the first executive director of PCCA; and
WHEREAS, since its founding, there have been four other executive directors for Pittsylvania ania Co
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Community Action; Mr. Kenneth Thorson, Reverend Charles Miller, Mr. Sherman Saunders, and currently Ms.
Everlena Ross is the Interim Executive Director; and
WHEREAS, the Pittsylvania County Community Action, Incorporated is celebrating 50 years of
services to the citizens of Pittsylvania County, has hired over 160 employees, and agency components have
doubled in size and operations; and
WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County Community Action, Incorporated is a multi jurisdictional agency,
now serving Pittsylvania County, the City of Danville, the City of Martinsville and Henry County, providing
continued awareness about poverty and providing comprehensive approaches to eliminating conditions that
cause that poverty; then
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors that they commend
both the past representatives of Pittsylvania County Community Action, Incorporated and the current Board and
employees of Pittsylvania County Community Action, Incorporated for the outstanding job they have done over
50 years, providing improvements to the communities of Southside Virginia and jobs to those who have been
providing guidance and leadership to the elimination of poverty in Pittsylvania County, Danville, Martinsville
and Henry County, and wishing those employees and the Board of Directors success in their future endeavors
that provide service to their community; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors declared September
17, 2015 as Pittsylvania County Community Action Day and authorize the County Administrator to forward a
copy of this proclamation to the local media.
Given under my hand this Tuesday, 8th day of September, 2015.
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=7? Brenda H. Bowman, Chair
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- Clarence C. Monday, C rk
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