Wilma Kenny | Dec 14, 2016
A special certificate of recognition upon retirement was awarded Dan Bell, Portland resident and volunteer, for his years of outstanding contributions to the Portland Recreation Committee and the South Frontenac Recreation Committee.
His attention to small details (keeping water turned on, and opening and closing park facilities) and his accomplishment of large and lasting community improvements such as the new pavilion in Centennial Park and the playground equipment in McMullen Park were all a part of his continuing commitment to his community.
He seems to have had the rare ability to understand what his community wanted and needed, combined with the ability to raise enthusiasm and quietly help make things happen. As Mike Howe summarized: “Dan doesn’t say a lot, but I soon learned that when he speaks, it pays to listen.”
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