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TRYON—Polk County Film Initiative and St. Luke’s Foundation recently nominated Tom Trobaugh for induction into the Second Wind Hall of Fame, and the SWHF Board accepted the nomination. Tom was officially inducted at a Tryon International Film Festival meeting on September 25.

Tom has volunteered with the Tryon International Film Festival for several years as a volunteer coordinator and currently serves as board president. He also serves as vice chairman of the St. Luke’s Foundation Board. He has been involved with Meals on Wheels, Outreach’s Feed-a-Kid summer food delivery program, and the Tryon Downtown Develoopment Associatopn as a design committee member.

Tom and his wife Patti moved to the area in 2015 from Hilton Head. He was involved in medical equipment sales in the US and worldwide where he was the #1 salesman in the world for many years. He has an MBA and always said when he retired he would put his skills to work for nonprofit agencies.  

Tom has one daughter and one son, and five grandchildren who call him “Pops.”  When not volunteering, he enjoys woodworking, Corvette collecting, traveling, and hound dog snuggling.

The mission of Second Wind is to identify outstanding volunteers who contribute so much to the quality of life in our community and to recognize retirees sixty years and over who had a useful and productive life continuing beyond retirement while others paused to rest. They caught a ‘second wind’ and began a new career of service to the community and to mankind.

Second Wind Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) organization and welcomes nominations for induction.  Requests for nomination forms may be sent to carolbrowning72@gmail.com.

 

Submitted by Carol Browning