Tammy Dunn Honored By Local NAACP
“Working in youth services taught me something, I already knew ‒ that every child deserves someone who believes in them. I was that person!”
So said Tammy Dunn in her remarks this past Saturday at the annual Freedom Fund event hosted by the Rockbridge NAACP honoring her for her work with youths in the community. The gathering took place at the Virginia Horse Center’s Mezzanine in the Anderson Coliseum and it drew a large crowd, which included Dunn’s family, friends and fellow community members.
Dunn thanked the Rockbridge NAACP, her family, her High Street neighbors, friends and former colleagues, as well as “the many people in this room who have supported me throughout my journey,” she said. “What a journey I had.”
Dunn worked for 35 years in Lexington’s Youth Services. She is now retired, but still maintains a connection to the city’s young people as chair of the Lexington City School Board.
“For much of my life, my work centered around young people,” she said in her remarks. “The many families I served over the years and the amount of connections I made over 35 years is immeasurable. I run into young adults frequently who remem-
