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Late Rick Merrill wins state’s top volunteer award
Rick Merrill of Flat Rock received the Governor's Medallion Award for Volunteer Service, the state’s highest honor for volunteers. The ceremony honored eight recipients, with Merrill nominated by Interfaith Assistance Ministry’s Elizabeth Willson Moss and supported by Community Foundation of Henderson County. Merrill’s service spanned VISTA to local planning, greenway efforts, and IAM leadership, earning praise for his land conservation work and community impact.
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Lightning
Rick Merrill
Flat Rock
Community Foundation of
Henderson County
Brandon Baird
Merrill
Interfaith Assistance Ministry
Elizabeth Willson Moss
Rick
VISTA
America
AmeriCorps
JoAnne
Village of Flat Rock
Apple Country Greenway Commission
Historic Flat Rock Inc
Conserving Carolina
IAM
IAM Thrift Store
Crisis Services
Moss
Chip Gould
Blue Ridge Community College
UNC Health
Pardee
Skip Grasser
Boys & Girls Club