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The Rev. Ogden White, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, OH, shared with us this very nice detailing of how much Harold Barton has been and done outside of his service to the Witherspoon Society.

Harold Barton, this year's recipient of The Witherspoon Society's Volunteer of the Year Award, has been a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, Ohio for over 50 years. He has served many terms on Session, and was the church's Treasurer for 26 years. Harold plans the menus, does the shopping, coordinates volunteers, directs the cooking and recycles nearly everything from the church's Community Meals program which serves a free meal to approximately 110 persons at the church on the 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, and 5^th Fridays of each month year around. 

During his time at Bethany Harold has also served on at least three Pastoral Nominating Committees. Every Sunday morning Harold picks up three women in their eighties and drives them to church and then home again.

In the Greater Cleveland community Harold is on the Board of the Greater Cleveland Volgograd Oblots Association, is a founding member of The One World Shoppe (now, Ten Thousand Villages), and is a Board Member of NPC Housing, Inc.

Harold has been active in the larger church as well. He has been a Commissioner from the Presbytery of the Western Reserve to the General Assembly. He volunteers once a week at the Presbytery office. He is currently serving on the Committee on Ministry. At the Synod level, Harold has participated in six Inter-cross-cultural Events leading groups to Nicaragua, Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala. For many years he was an active member of the Synod's Hispanic Caucus helping Bethany's Hispanic Outreach.

Harold has traveled to Cuba, the Middle East, and Russia and participated in conferences at Stony Point, Montreat and Ghost Ranch.

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