Arlington County Government, VA Newsmakers, 20 Apr 2010

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From YouTube: NewsMakers; Volunteer Arlington

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News program featuring people and events in Arlington County

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It was a packed party for the annual volunteer appreciation reception where arlington's volunteers were honored by special guests board members, peers, clients, friends, family members and county board. Chairman jay facette.

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They're the glue they help hold this community together, give it the sort of personal connection, personal touch that makes arlington so special everybody does something different.

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I am the volunteer program coordinator for the community emergency response team program, also known as cert in arlington, county and cert. Is a group of citizens trained to respond in disasters when first responders either can't get there at all are delayed in their response, or they need help from trained citizens.

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If, if this group were not around, there would be a lot more calls being placed in 9-1-1 in disaster than I than I hope will be the case. If we have an emergency now that we've got over 400 citizens trained to respond in disaster.

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I volunteered with parks and rec at fort cf smith. I helped run the summer camps over the last two summers: their focus on the civil war because it was the civil war fort and uh I just you know, helped surprise the kids and teach them about history and stuff.

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I think it's important for people to learn about history, and I know it's for children, it's hard to learn about history and we sort of present it like a hands-on way- and uh I think it's just interesting to know about the history of our community and it's important that everyone knows about it.

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Alfonso perez was honored because of his work with non-english speaking, students through the ready families clinic.

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I helped with the review of their vaccinations and getting them ready health-wise in order today get incorporated to the educational system.

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um What motivates me is the fact that eventually we're going to have a disaster where we need some help from citizens and that's why we do it. I.

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Just really like history and like learn about the civil war, and uh it just it was a lot of fun. I mean it was. I didn't really have any motivation, besides that it just seemed really interesting, so I thought I want to be a part of it as.

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A healthcare worker- I I believe that you know I am a public servant and my duty is just to try to help people to access the services. That's my goal.

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Really is a part fundamentally of what makes any community, but especially arlington, really work and really special.