Thursday, December 17, 2009

EDMONSON COUNTY NEWS
Brownsville, KY 42210

Bill Borden named Kennesaw, Georgia’s 2009 Citizen of the Year

December 17, 2009

Bill Borden, formerly of Bowling Green, was recently named Kennesaw, Georgia’s 2009 Citizen of the Year. Bill and his wife, Brenda, own successful real estate and mortgage brokerage firms within the city limits but the extent of Bill’s community service has earned him this new title. Bill participates in many of the local Cobb County business associations and is immediate past-president of the West Cobb Business Association and is the incoming president of the Vinings Business Association. Bill volunteers his time in giving back to the schools, particularly in teaching character education classes based on his life experiences during the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. He can also be found as the auctioneer and emcee for many charity events in and around Kennesaw, such as for the Cobb Symphony Gala, North Cobb High School fundraisers, Vinings Historic Preservation Society and more. Bill is always involved in local parades, festivals and participates in many community events such as Shop with a Hero. He is an appointee for the SPLOST committee for roads in Cobb and is on the trustee board of the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History and for Chattahoochee Technical College. The trail around the new dog park in Kennesaw was named for Bill’s lead dog, Fisher King, and now Bill and Brenda are designing six large “park service style” signs that, while containing character education lessons, will explain what the Iditarod is and enumerate Fisher’s importance to school children in the area.

Congratulations to Bill on a well deserved honor as Kennesaw’s Citizen of the Year for 2009!

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