Shope resigns from Rabun County Chamber

The Rabun County Chamber of Commerce and Forward Rabun announce the acceptance of the resignation from their President and Community Liaison, Juanita Shope. Shope tendered her resignation stating reasons of wanting to “officially retire and be able to travel and spend more time with family”. “It is with sadness that we accept Juanita’s resignation, but we totally respect her reasons and send her off with our blessings and gratitude. She has served her community well with too many accomplishments to list, but needless to say the Chamber and Rabun County has benefited greatly by her participation as a board member since 2010, Chairwoman in 2013 and 2019, and recipient of Director of the Year Award in 2016”, stated board chair Irene Bynum-Faith. Shope was tapped as President of the Chamber upon the retirement of then serving President, Tony Allred in 2019. Bynum continued to state, “During her tenure as Chairwoman, Juanita served on the Steering Committee of Forward Rabun, working together to help forge a partnership of organizations that this community never thought could work together cohesively. I feel she stayed on board until this mission was complete and everyone was on track and for that we are all appreciative. She has created a legacy for this community that she should be proud of. She will be missed.” A reception to honor Juanita Shope will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 5-7pm at The Diner located under the Rabun County Civic Center. It is open to all friends and family. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks will be required in The Diner.