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PERSON OF THE YEAR:

Each year our organization proudly honors a Person of the Year who exemplifies the ideals of the Pelham Civic Association. Our 2009 honoree(s), Cathy Draper and Michael Clain, were feted at our 70th annual dinner-dance in October at the Fountainhead in New Rochelle.

Cathy is a former Vice President of the Board of Education, having served on the board a total of nine years, and is currently Vice President and Project Development Chair of the Pelham Education Foundation.

Cathy is a former Vice President of the Board of Education, having served on the board a total of nine years, and is currently Vice President and Project Development Chair of the Pelham Education Foundation.

She has served as president of the Junior League of Pelham and the Council of Junior Leagues of Westchester. She has served as board member and officer of the Pelham Art Center and Pelham Family Service. She also served for ten years (three as President) on the Board of Trustees of the Town of Pelham Public Library. She is an active member and past president of the Rotary Club of the Pelhams.

Michael served as a member of the Pelham Recreation Commission and is a former member of the Pelham Revitalization Committee. Michael, along with Cathy, served as Pelham Recreation Soccer Commissioner for three years and he was a soccer coach in both the recreation and travel programs for more than ten years. Michael was mayor of the Village of Pelham for four years. He is a partner in the New York law firm Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf.

He has obtained generous donations for the Veteran's Memorial Park, the Pelham Education Foundation, the Danny Fund and the Rotary Club of the Pelhams. He is also a member of the Pelham Civic Association, where he has served as Vice President for youth activities and as a member of the Board of Governors.

Michael and Cathy have three children, Elizabeth, David and Jesse.

Cathy and Michael join our list of ``hall of fame'' honorees that includes such Pelham luminaries as Ursla Huff, Lorri Gorman, Jack McCormack, Don Paglieri, Mary Hearle, John DeCicco, Maggie Klein, Dr. Fred Fiorito, Phil Colicchio, Joe Nunziata and Joe Delli Carpini.



It is with great pride and admiration that we honor Michael Clain and Cathy Draper as the Pelham Civic Association's 2009 Persons of the Year.

Archived Person of the Year:

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