Morristown Resident Honored By MPAC For Extensive Volunteer Work

MORRISTOWN, NJ — A Morristown resident was recently honored by the Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) due to her extensive volunteer work and dedication to the MPAC over the last 27 years.

Betty Mills was officially named MPAC’s Volunteer of the Month for July, according to the MPAC.

The volunteer of the month recognition program is intended to highlight the many people who devote their time and energy to making MPAC and the MPAC customer experience a success.

Mills has been a volunteer at MPAC since 1994 when The Community Theater reopened as a performing arts venue. “I like to serve the community, especially MPAC since I was there from the very beginning,” Mills said. “I enjoy meeting the staff, other volunteers, and the public.”

Mills is about to start her 28th season with MPAC.

In addition to MPAC, Mills likes to stay involved with her community by volunteering with her local women's club, the Great Swamp, where she says she removes snapping turtles from the road, and other local non-profits.

“There is no job that Betty will not do, from escorting ADA patrons to their seats with the utmost care, to supervising the bathroom lines to ensure all patrons get back to their seats before intermission ends,” said Erin Pach, MPAC’s front of house director.

During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Betty helped the volunteer manager keep in touch with MPAC's volunteer corps via phone calls, ensuring that the volunteers remained connected.

Along with her passion for volunteering, Mills worked as a nurse for 45 years and recently retired from the Morris County Park System. She has lived in Morristown her entire life and is an animal enthusiast, MPAC said.

For more information about MPAC’s volunteer program, click here.