Business owner and civic leader Butch Carter was named the 2024 East Cobb Citizen of the Year Thursday by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce.
The honor was announced during the Chamber’s East Cobb Area Council breakfast at Indian Hills Country Club.
According to the Chamber, “the Citizen of the Year Awards are given to honor an individual whose impact through the years will be recognized and regarded with pride throughout the area as a role model. These outstanding citizens are chosen for their definable, exceptional deeds, with which he or she has made their community a better place to live. Awards are given based on local area nominations.”
Carter is the owner of Honest-1 Auto Care on East Cobb Drive and is a past president of the East Cobb Rotary Club, supervising the distribution of over $100,000 to local charities in the 2023-2024 Rotary year.
The club also raised $30,000 to Lunches for Learning, a charity that provides food for needy children in Honduras. Carter leads the club’s volunteer efforts with East Cobb Park, road cleanup, clean water projects, and veteran organizations.
More from the Chamber about Carter’s community activities:
“Carter’s volunteer endeavors include service at MUST Ministries, the McCleskey-East Cobb YMCA, and the East Cobb Business Association. Some of his notable achievements with the East Cobb Business Association has been supporting the East Cobb Public Safety Celebration and winning the East Cobb Business Association Business Person of the Year award. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force after attending North Carolina State University on an Air Force ROTC scholarship. His generosity and positive energy are an invaluable part of the East Cobb community.”
Related:
- Capital City Bank Group foundation awards $13.5K to Cobb non-profits
- ‘Thanks-for-Giving’ campaign provides food to needy families
- East Cobb church donates $20K to start hurricane relief fund
- East Cobb Quilters’ Guild donates items for hurricane relief
- Tommy Nobis Center moves into new facility near Truist Park
- Powers Ferry Corridor Alliance conducts fall cleanup project
- East Side ES Cub Scout Pack 744 celebrates 50th anniversary
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