She has been

a Board member for Fayette Senior Services since 1995. She has served

as chairman of the membership committee and is a member of the capital

funds committee and funds development committee which is responsible for

the annual Country Concert hosted by Fayette Senior Services.

She has been

an active member of the Metro Fayette Kiwanis since 1993, serving as Vice

President, Treasurer and a board member. Her smiling and supportive face

can be seen at most of the Kiwanian fund raisers and community efforts

including the annual Fun Run, Pancake Breakfast and the monthly Adopt-a-Mile

clean up program.

Through her

business, Dot Kite State Farm Insurance, she is a charter member of Main

Street Fayetteville. She is one of the monthly Master Readers as a Partner

in Education with East Fayette Elementary.

The Rotary

Club is another of her community involvements. She is a past board member,

was honored to be selected as Rotarian of the Year and is the past Georgia

Rotary Student Program trustee.

For most, being

a part of one group or supporting one charity would be sufficient. There

are many who join groups just to see their names on a list or to be able

to say they support a charity.

Kite seems

to be one who has an unlimited capacity to give and who always has time

to lend an ear, help someone in need or share a smile. She is not one

to join a group without giving 100 percent.

Her involvement

with the Rotary, Kiwanis and Fayette Senior Services is only the beginning

of the list of civic and charities she supports.

She is a charter

member of the Fayette Community Hospital Auxiliary. She is a member of

the Women's Council of Realtors and a member of the Greater Atlanta Homebuilders.

She also participates

in civic activities and organizations such as Wings Over Dixie. She worked

on the YMCA play park. She annually sponsors local sports teams, donated

to the YMCA, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, the Friday Home, the Sams School

through the purchase of ads, and is one of the first to step up to the

plate to help in other ways.

Even writing

about her activities is tiring trying to follow her for a day or week

would seem a super human effort. However, the list of involvements continues!

She was recently

appointed to serve on the Development Authority by the Fayette County

Board of Commissioners. She is also very active in the Chamber of Commerce,

serving on the Board of Directors for the group.

She was the

chair of the board in 1998 and has attended the annual Washington Fly-in

and Georgia Dome Roam. She has served on numerous Chamber committees,

helping with the membership drives, the golf committee for three years,

and has been an Ambassador since 1995.

Dot Kite State

Farm Insurance and Kite recently won the 2000 Small Business of the Year

Award. The award is given based on community service, involvement in the

Chamber and strong business practices. She has qualified for the State

Farm President's Club for the past five years and is now a lifetime member

of the club.

The unflappable

Kite doesn't stop on Sundays. She has been an active member of the Fayetteville

First United Methodist Church since 1985, has served on the church's Finance

Committee and is a member of the Family Sunday School Class.

Her caring

and concern is also evident in her business. One example of how she takes

her heart to work with her is highlighted by the fact that when one of

her policy holders developed Alzheimer's Disease, she, and others, stayed

with the husband periodically so the wife could shop, took the car to

get it washed and helped with minor chores.

Kite's involvement

and business success has resulted in the awarding of many awards, including

the Small Business of the Year Award. However, it is obvious to all who

know her that she is not motivated by, nor does she seek, recognition.