Longtime local activist and Malibu Times Dolphin Award Winner Carol Moss has been named Malibu’s 2017 Older American honoree, to be recognized by the LA County Board of Supervisors during the May 31 awards program.
Council members voted to nominate Moss for the honor during the March 13 city council meeting, landing her among other well-known Malibuites including Marlene Matlow, Ronald Merriman, Leon Cooper, Anne Payne, Walt Keller, Carol Randall and many more. Moss is the 18th nomination to come from the city and will be in the 52nd group of Older Americans participating in the countywide event.
The theme for the 2017 event is “Age Out Loud,” according to organizers, and honorees will be recognized for dedication to community service.
Carol Moss, the leader of CART (Community Assistance Resource Team), has remained active in the Malibu community well into her 80s, including being a longtime member of the Malibu Democratic Club and for years has been holding informal gatherings for community members in her home.
“Older Americans are the very fabric of the community, serving as our collective memory and conscience,” Mayor Lou La Monte said in a statement provided to The Malibu Times. “Their countless contributions to science, government, the arts and academia lay the foundations that future generations will stand on, in Malibu and in every community.”