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From YouTube: CREST Awards Ceremony 2019
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Full television coverage of the annual Cupertino CREST Awards Ceremony, honoring the outstanding contributions of community members. 2019 award recipients include Steve Hill (Lifetime Achievement), Audrey Cui (Volunteer of the Year), Knights of Columbus (Organization of the Year), Fabrizio Vitagliano (Rising Star), Sidharth Rajaram (Public Safety Champion), De Anza College (Sustainability Co-Champion), and Grassroots Ecology (Sustainability Co-Champion). Recorded May 30, 2019.
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So
thank
you
all
for
being
here
at
the
2019
crest
Awards,
so
crest
stands
for
Cupertino,
recognizes
extra
steps
taken
and
tonight
we're
going
to
celebrate
and
honor
for
individuals
and
three
organizations
have
made
outstanding
contributions
to
our
community
before
I.
Go
any
further.
I
know
that
I've
seen
some
past
kress
Award
winners.
Here
this
program
is
over
30
years
and
going,
and
so
I
was
hoping
that
if
you
are
an
or
winner,
if
you
could
please
stand
right
now
and
be
recognized.
A
Thank
you
all
so
this
year,
we'll
be
recognizing
winners
from
six
categories
and
that's
lifetime
achievement
volunteer
of
the
year
organization
of
the
Year,
rising
star,
Public,
Safety,
champion
and
sustainability
champion.
Now
the
Volunteer
Award
recipients
are
chosen
each
year
by
the
mayor
and
commissioned
chairs.
The
sustainability
champion
is
chosen
by
our
sustainability
Commission,
and
our
public
safety
champion
is
chosen
by
our
public
safety
committee.
If
you
were
involved
in
the
voting,
could
you
please
stand
and
be
recognized
yourself.
A
A
B
B
C
De
Anza
has
focused
their
sustainability
on
really
making
it
a
part
of
their
core
principles
and
we're
really
proud
here
at
the
Anza
that
sustainability
has
always
been
part
of
a
core
function.
It's
not
on
the
periphery.
It
is
the
core
of
what
we
try
to
do:
I'm,
Patrick,
Aran's
and
I'm
on
the
board
of
trustees.
Here
at
the
foothill
De
Anza
Community
College
District
we're
honored
to
receive
the
sustainability
champions
crest
award
from
the
city
of
Cupertino
for
2019.
C
There
are
so
many
sustainability
programs
that
we
have
here
on
campus.
We
replace
our
harmful
chemical
fertilizers
that
we
use
on
our
campus
fields.
We
have
led
the
way
and
our
what
we
call
our
eco
paths.
If
you
are
a
student
here
on
De
Anza,
you
get
to
ride
the
bus
for
free.
We
have
a
fleet
of
solar
panels
on
campus.
Our
photovoltaic
technology
is
some
of
the
best
that's
in
the
field.
Right
now,
all
throughout
our
campus,
we
are
replacing
non-native
plants
with
drought
resistant
plants.
C
We
have
drinking
water
stations
on
campus
that
encourage
reusable
bottle
use,
so
we
can
finally
put
an
end
to
our
plastic
water
bottles.
Everything
that
the
campus
is
coming
into
contact,
whether
you're
a
community
member,
a
student,
a
faculty,
a
staff
member.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
this
is
truly
a
campus-wide
policy.
C
You'll
see
the
Cheeseman
Environmental
Studies
area
on
campus
and
our
community
colleges
have
made
it
a
priority
to
build
this
space.
So
you
can
not
only
learn
about
sustainability
in
a
textbook,
but
you
can
see
it.
You
can
touch
it.
You
can
feel
it
and
that's
what
we
want
for
our
students.
We
want
to
show
them
that
it's
not
just
about
learning
something
it's
about
living
it.
C
B
B
So
we
all
know
DeAnza
is
known
for
its
academic
excellence
and
I
was
told
that
they
are
the
first
Community
College
in
the
Bay
Area
to
earn
the
Bay
Area
green
business,
designation
and
recognition
of
their
sustainability
efforts,
or
is
that
the
first
in
the
in
the
state,
the
first
in
the
state?
Okay,
not
just
in
the
Bay
Area?
So
that's
great!
So
would
you
like
to
say
a
few
words.
B
C
A
politician,
a
microphone,
hello,
Cupertino.
Thank
you
all
so
much
again,
this
is
not
only
an
award
for
De
Anza
College,
but
this
is
thanks
to
you
all
for
continuing
to
support
our
community
college
system.
Please
come
to
campus.
We
are
an
open
campus.
We
will
welcome
you
with
open
arms,
there's
always
something
going
on,
but
really
this
is
a
testament
to
not
only
our
commitment
to
sustainability
but
to
our
community's
commitment,
and
we
thank
you
for
always
supporting
us
and
especially
want
to.
C
A
E
Ecology
is
a
nonprofit
organization
and
we
work
with
the
community
to
restore
local
ecosystems.
So
what
that
means
is
that
we
work
with
lots
of
volunteers,
including
students
and
other
people
of
the
community,
to
remove
weeds
and
plant
plants
in
our
public
open
spaces.
We
also
help
monitor
water
quality
of
our
creeks,
and
we
have
several
different
education
programs
for
local
youth.
E
The
reason
that
we
restore
our
local
ecosystems
is
that
we
are
building
up
the
resiliency
of
our
region
to
help
withstand
the
effects
of
climate
change,
so
we're
helping
increase
native
habitat
for
insects
and
birds,
we're
also
restoring
shorelines
and
creeks
to
help
deal
with
floods
and
storm
events
and,
most
importantly,
we're
actually
educating
the
next
generation
of
environmental
leaders,
I'm
Alex
Longfellow
with
grassroots
ecology,
and
we
are
one
of
the
recipients
of
the
2019
sustainability
champions.
What
we
do
is
we
organize
and
conduct
volunteer
workdays
so
that
we
can
help
restore
habitat.
E
On
top
of
that,
we
also
do
what
we
call
community
science,
where
people
go
out
to
the
creek
and
measure
water
quality,
and
they
look
at
insects
from
the
creeks
that
help
indicate
how
healthy
our
creeks
are.
There's
a
lot
of
activity
that
happens
out
here.
You'll
see
lots
of
high-school
students,
you
know
pulling
weeds
planting
plants,
you
know
doing
water,
quality
samples
and
that's
a
great
goal
in
of
itself.
Our
hope
and
what
we've
observed
is
that
this
extends
far
beyond
the
event
that
people
are
participating
in.
E
That
is
really
the
the
long-term
impact
that
we
hope
to
have
with
these
programs
when
I
think
about
the
future,
I
think
more
about
the
commitment
that
we've
made
to
these
communities.
So
what
that
means
is
continue
to
steward
the
land
to
continue
to
educate
the
next.
You
know
the
next
grade
level,
then
all
the
kids
that
are
going
through
so
that
they
can
get
out
and
appreciate
their
local,
open
space
and
creeks
and
and
take
that
with
them
as
they
go
forward.
D
D
Are
our
public
with
the
ability
to
do
something
about
maintaining
and
preserving
these
wonderful
efforts
that
we've
put
forward
and
I
love
the
name.
Grassroots
ecology
is
something
that
you
know
you
would
love
to
see.
These
types
of
organizations
spread
out
virtually
through
every
waterway
that
you
see
we're
actually
on
the
eastern
side
of
town,
looking
at
potentially
an
acquisition
along
the
Saratoga
Creek
around
the
Lawrence
MIDI
Creek,
and
it
would
just
be
wonderful
to
be
able
to
see
these
types
of
organizations
spread
out
in
every
single
one
of
these
types
of
contexts.
E
So,
thank
you.
I'm,
as
you
probably
saw
from
the
video
I
spoke
enough
already
so
I'm
Alex
the
executive
director,
but
we
also
have
Jeremy
and
Shelley
here
and
if
any
of
you
are
ever
out
in
the
corridor,
I'm
sure
you
have
seen
them
leading
hundreds
and
thousands
of
mainly
kids,
but
out
there
to
help
restore
the
natural
places
here.
So
our
vision
at
grassroots
ecology
is
that
we
have
healthy
lands
and
healthy
communities
that
sustain
and
support
one
another.
E
We've
installed
14,000
plants
that
from
seed
collected
in
this
watershed,
so
these
plants
are
actually
from
here
and
in
addition
to
some
of
the
financial
contributions
we
received
from
the
city,
we
raised
even
more
about
two
hundred,
eighty
thousand
dollars
from
foundations
and
other
government
agencies,
as
well
as
individuals
that
have
all
gone
back
into
helping
to
restore
the
ecosystem
and
engage
the
community
along
the
way
and
well,
hopefully,
you
think
those
numbers
are
impressive.
I
think
there's
actually
a
story
that
really
shows
kind
of
what
we're
striving
for.
You
might
know
Brooke.
E
She
is
a
ranger
that
you
probably
see
her
and
the
in
the
corridor
working.
So
she
actually
came
to
work
with
us
several
years
ago
as
a
high
school
student
through
our
after-school
program,
the
earth
stewards,
and
then
she
came
back
and
volunteered
with
us
again
through
a
college
intern
program
and
now
she's
actually
at
DeAnza,
and
we
have
a
nice
partnership
with
DeAnza,
where
we
have
field
trips
every
spring,
where
students
come
out
and
learn
about
hands-on
ecology
and
so
she's
participating
in
that
as
well.
E
So
I
think
it's
just
a
great
story
of
how
you
see
you
know
people
connecting
to
the
land
and
really
learning
as
part
of
it.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
to
the
City
Council
for
not
only
having
a
sustainability
champion
award,
I,
think
that's
wonderful
and
for
recognizing
DeAnza,
which
is
obviously
quite
a
great
leader,
but
also
to
our
staff.
E
D
G
So
my
name
is
from
it's
Evita
yeah,
no
I'm,
the
crest
Award
2019
rising
star.
My
volunteer
journey
started
with
the
Pertino
Rotary
Club.
After
one
year,
I
became
a
board
member
of
two
organization.
One
is
the
Cupertino
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
other
one
is
a
compact
in
historical
society,
museum.
G
With
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
I'm,
chair
of
the
Cupertino
state
ality,
our
goal
is
to
create
a
network
where
we
can
share
ideas
in
project
with
in
Cupertino,
hotels,
restaurants
and
wineries,
with
the
Cupertino
Historical
Society
Museum
I'm
in
charge
of
the
new
computer,
historical
exhibit
in
our
Museum
at
the
Quinlan
Center
I'm
also
involved
with
the
Cupertino
sister
city
program.
I
went
in
Italy
with
the
Cupertino
city
of
visiting
our
it
elasticity
coppertino
in
Italy
Apulia.
G
Being
a
volunteer
in
Cupertino
is
very
important
to
me
beside
the
fact.
I
can
help
and
work
for
their
community,
which
is
my
new
family
I,
have
always
the
opportunity
to
meet
new
people
and
interesting
people
and
since
I'm,
the
type
of
person
who
want
to
learn
and
to
be
the
better
version
of
himself
I
think
be
in
touch
with
those
voluntary
organizations.
Something
very
important
give
me
the
opportunity
to
to
learn
to
be
involved
to
to
live
this
community
at
full
potential.
I.
G
Believe
a
Cupertino
can
be
the
capital
of
Silicon,
Valley
and
I
would
love
to
promote
Cupertino
with
the
chamber
and
the
Historical
Society
I
think
Cupertino
can
be
a
city
of
the
future.
I
hope
Cupertino
can
grow
each
year.
I
came
here
for
a
business
opportunity,
but
there
the
reason
why
I'm
staying
it's,
because
this
fantastic
community,
so
all
the
people
that
I
met
in
those
organization
now
they're
friends
and
they
are
menu
family.
D
So
I
want
to
share
this
experience
with
Fabrizio
from
from
last
year
when
I
was
mayor,
as
some
of
you
might
know,
I
visited
all
four
of
our
sister
cities
last
year
in
order
to
reaffirm
our
city's
commitment
to
those
relationships,
and
you
know
I
was
thinking
you
know
how
do
we
find
someone
from
Italy
that
can
really
help
us?
You
know
make
that
bridge
of
a
connection,
and
you
know
lo
and
behold:
I
just
happen
to
mention
the
Fabrizio.
D
Hey,
you
know,
look,
we
have
a
sister
city,
we
have
a
trip
coming
up,
it's
a
mayors
delegation.
You
know
on
a
lark,
you
know
I
mentioned
and
I
know
this
guy
is
so
busy
with
everything
you
know.
Would
you
like
to
be
part
of
this
delegation
will
be
three
days
in
cupertino
Italy
and
you
know,
lo
and
behold
he
did
actually
say
yes,
I
will
I
will.
Actually
he
didn't.
This
isn't
a
quote,
but
he
didn't.
D
How
he's
interconnected
himself
and
and
his
business
with
the
various
parts
of
the
community
while
we
were
there,
we
met
the
city
manager
of
Cupertino
Italy,
who
had
this
dream
to
put
a
computer
display
for
Apple
models
inside
of
the
castle
of
Cupertino,
and
it's
such
a
contrast,
but
a
really
amazing
one
and
and
and
we
kind
of
thought
well,
you
know
it'd
be
kind
of
hard
to
interface
with
Apple
here,
they're,
not
really
that
historical.
You
know-
and
it
would
be
kind
of
interesting
to
see
that.
Certainly
you
know
at
some
point.
D
We
are
now
on
the
cusp
of
hosting
this
collection
ourselves
in
in
our
fair
city,
and
so
this
is
just
an
example
of
what
Fabricio
is
done
in
this
very
brief
amount
of
time
in
Cupertino,
and
so
it's
just
it's
just
such
an
honor
and
I.
Think
that
you
know
if
we're
talking
about
things
like
grass
roots,
it's
it's
precisely
this
type
of
action
that
will
really
interconnect
all
different
parts
of
our
community.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
everything
that
you
do.
G
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Consumer
support,
Thank
You
mayor.
Thank
you
all
consume
members.
Thank
you,
Cupertino
city
in
general,
it's
a
great
honor
to
me
being
here
with
you
today.
I
would
like
also
to
thank
all
the
organization.
What
would
we
do
without
them?
I
couldn't
be
here
today:
rotary
club,
Cupertino,
sister
city
program.
We
were
talking
about
this.
Yes
Cupertino
Historical,
Society,
Museum,
Cupertino,
Chamber
of
Commerce,
and
yes,
thank
you
very
much.
I,
don't
know
what
to
say.
H
H
I
Hi
I'm
Bob
Ellison
I'm,
a
member
of
the
st.
Francis
of
Assisi
Council
of
the
Knights
Columbus
located
in
Cupertino,
and
we
are
the
2019
organization
of
the
year
well,
Knights
Columbus
is
that
time
organization
we
were
founded
in
1882
in
the
city
of
New,
Haven
Connecticut
they
have
since
expanded
to
now.
They
have
approximately
two
million
members
basis
with
the
Knights
of
Columbus.
It
was
founded
with
principles
of
charity,
unity,
paternalism
and
patriotism
to
our
efforts
running
a
bingo.
J
I
I
Like
to
say
the
food
groups
there
we
support
our
daily
bread.
We
help
mark
this
kitchen,
some
organizations
that
we
support
includes
self-help
group,
Guide
Dogs
for
the
Blind
habitat
humanities,
rebuilding
Together,
one
of
the
things
that
we
did,
member
the
Knights
of
Columbus
we've
got
to
hit
it
and
we
pick
up
food
and
then
take
it
to
places
that
need
it.
I
pick
up
at
doors
and
then
we
all
loaded
onto
my
truck
and
then
I,
take
it
out
to
food
deserts
in
place
in
these
San
Jose
and
that's
a
weekly
occurrence.
H
So
I'd
like
to
say
just
a
couple
more
words
and
I
mean
we're
so
fortunate
in
in
our
community.
So
many
of
us
are,
you
are
well-off
and
we
don't
necessarily
see
those
in
our
community
that
do
need
assistance
and
when
we
have
an
organization
that
is
committed
to
to
reaching
out
and
helping
those
that
do,
need
the
assistance
and
they've
been
doing
it.
The
Cupertino
chapter
for
50
years,
and
that
that
just
touches
my
heart.
So
it's
my
pleasure
to
ask
them
to
come
up
and
accept
the
award.
K
Thank
You
councilmember
Willie
Thank
You
members
of
the
City
Council
Thank
You
mayor.
My
name
is
John
Kasich
I'm,
the
immediate
past
grand
knight
of
st.
Francis
of
Assisi
council,
the
local
council
here
in
Cupertino,
as
as
council
member
Willie
mentioned,
were
a
little
over
50
I
think
we
turned
60
years
old
next
year.
Our
council,
but
you
know
the
Knights
of
Columbus
is
a
global
organization.
With
again,
almost
200
million
people
are
to
two
million
people.
K
A
Thank
You
councilmember
Willie
and
congratulations
Knights
of
Columbus
I
do
want
to
admit
that
when
we
were
told
a
bunch
of
grown
men
were
showing
up
with
swords,
we
did
alert
the
Sheriff's
Office.
So
thank
you,
captain
Urena
for
being
here
with
their
deputies
in
case
anything
went
south
and
to
present
the
next
two
Wars
is
a
vice
mayor.
Ciao.
M
M
You
know
asking
if
I
could
you
know,
use
them
and
talk
on
them
and
I
asked
them
who
so
who's
listening
to
me,
and
they
basically
told
me
somebody
in
Arizona
and
at
that
point
I
was
like
okay,
these
aren't,
you
know
normal
like
walkie-talkies
and
then
I
asked
them.
So
what
does
it
take
to?
You
know
own
one
of
these
by
myself
and
they
told
me
you
know
you
got
to
take
a
test.
M
You
got
to
learn
all
this
stuff,
so
here's
a
website
so
I
went
to
the
website
that
same
day
on
my
dad's
phone
I
went
to
the
library
got
a
book
that
could
help
me
study
for
that
test.
So
I
went
down
to
the
Saratoga
fire
station
and
in
August
and
I
took
the
test
and
at
the
age
of
12,
I
managed
to
pass
and
get
my
technician
license
and
I've
been
a
proud
ham.
Radio
operator
since
then
right
after
I
passed
the
test.
M
I
went
back
to
the
website
of
that
group
that
I
saw
outside
the
library
cares
and
then
that's
when
I
learned
that
you
know
you
know
these
radio
skills
can
actually
be
used
beyond
hobby.
It
can
be
used
for
emergency
service
and
really
playing
a
critical
role
in
the
way
that
our
city
communicates
in
terms
of
disaster
and
earthquake,
and
things
like
that,
so
naturally
I
felt
that
it
would
be
really
cool
if
I
could
use
a
hobby
to
help
people
in
any
kind
of
disaster.
M
Or
what
usually
happens
is
the
normal
communication
infrastructure
fails
if
you
won't
be
able
to
make
a
cell
phone
call,
and
this
can
prove
incredibly
dangerous
and
incredibly
debilitating
for
things
like
9-1-1
calls
routine
emergency
situations
like
that.
So
that's
where
that's
where
Carris
comes
in
a
ham,
radio
basically
serves
as
a
kind
of
like
a
communications
framework
when
everything
else
fails.
M
So
as
a
cares,
member
I'm
primarily
involved
in
two
major
responsibilities,
so
the
first
is
drills,
so
this
means
maintaining
and
improving
our
city's
emergency
communications
network.
So
one
of
the
drills
that
we
do
is
we,
you
know
practice
simulated
emergency
situations.
The
second
thing,
which
is
outreach,
means
going
to
things
like
the
emergency
preparedness,
fair
and
talking
with
citizens
of
all
ages,
about
the
importance
of
ham,
radio
and
the
importance
of
being
prepared
in
any
kind
of
disaster.
M
I've
always
thought
that
from
a
pretty
young
age,
that
service
is
kind
of
like
the
rent
you
pay.
There's
like
that.
Muhammad
Ali
quote
about
how
services
the
rent
you
pay
for
your
room
here
on
earth
and
not
for
me.
Not
only
is
it
Earth,
but
it's
also
the
privilege
to
be
able
to
live
in
what
I
consider
the
greatest
city
in
the
greatest
country
on
Earth
and
I.
M
L
So
it's
amazing
how
walkie
walkie
talkie
an
interesting
walkie-talkie
can
bring
him
choose
even
get
licensed
at
the
age
of
12.
That's
a
role
model
for
not
only
kids
but
also
adults,
and
he
continued
that
interest
for
the
past
six
years.
Until
today
he
is
a
senior
in
high
school,
and
not
only
that
he
also
is
is
was
on
the
teen
Commission
as
chair,
and
he
spoke
up
about
teen
stress
and
underage
drinking
problems.
So
his
interest
goes
beyond
the
hen.
L
M
Well,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
say
I
thank
you
so
much
council
member
Chow
and
the
Public
Safety
Commission
and
the
rest
of
the
city
for
honoring
me
with
this
award.
There
are
a
couple
people
I'd
like
to
thank
for
really
defining
my
experience.
That
cares
and
at
the
city
for
the
last
nine
years.
So
first
I
want
to
start
off
with
Ken
Erickson
someone
who's
sort
of
really
eased
my
transition
into
joining,
cares
and
I.
Remember
getting
my
first
city
ID
picture
taken
by
him
like
it
was
like
nighttime.
M
Somebody
else
I
want
to
thank
I'm,
not
sure
if
he's
here,
Allen
GaN
Tang
somebody
who
helped
me
with
how
to
operate
my
first
radio
on
top
of
that
Jim
Oboro
fir
someone
who
also
really
helped
me
in
my
experience,
which
cares
he
always
was
willing
to
show
me
the
ropes
and
you
know,
teach
me
how
to
do
certain
things
that
drills
and
new
events
that
I
wasn't
familiar
with
and
another
person
I
want
to.
Thank
is
Dany
mestizo.
Who
was
the
person?
M
L
F
F
I've
been
taking
art
lessons
at
home,
eing
art
since
I
was
six
and
they've
been
a
huge
part
of
my
life
ever
since
so
I
started
off
as
art
lessons,
but
soon
they
started
a
teacher's
assistant
program
where
they
had
students,
basically
helping
other
students,
and
that
gave
me
a
huge
confidence
boost
and
they've.
Also,
given
me
a
lot
of
guidance
in
my
life
and
in
pushing
me
to
try
out
new
things
and
just
pushing
me
past
my
comfort
zone.
F
So
when
I
started,
volunteering
Sunnyview
Retirement
Center,
when
they
were
giving
me
the
tour
around
the
Retirement
Center,
they
just
mentioned
really
quickly
about
a
couple
years
back.
Someone
was
leading
work,
art
workshops,
but
she
graduated.
So
the
art
workshops
no
longer
existed
one
day,
I
just
randomly
thought
wait
if
they
used
to
have
art
workshops,
I
can
start
this
again.
I
can
also
add
my
own
touch
to
this.
F
In
addition
to
brightening
up
a
bunch
of
senior
citizens
lives
at
the
same
time,
so
I
definitely
want
to
continue
volunteering,
because
my
community
has
helped
me
in
several
ways.
For
example,
honing
art
has
given
me
confidence
and
has
pushed
me
past.
My
comfort
zone
throughout
my
life
and
I
want
to
be
able
to
help
other
people
in
similar
ways.
L
So
there
are
so
many
students
who
are
learning
art,
but
what's
inspiring
about
Audrey.
Is
she
connected
art
using
art
to
help
not
only
seniors
but
also
kids,
because
through
her
program,
kids
as
young
as
age,
ten
will
be
involved
in
as
volunteer
in
the
program
to
help
seniors,
and
she
also
leads
a
team
of
teenagers
to
organize
the
program
they
have
to
contact.
The
different
organizations
and
I
heard
that
this,
not
only
in
sunnyvale
Retirement
Center.
They
have
also
expanded
the
program
to
two
other
retirement
communities
in
Cupertino.
L
F
F
Like
I
mentioned
in
a
video,
I
have
known
him
since
I
was
six
and
ever
since
he's
been
in
he's
been
a
such
a
huge
part
of
my
life
supporting
me
and
whatever
I
do
and
encouraging
me
to
do
things
that
I
otherwise
would
have
never
imagined
that
I
could
have
done.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
miss
Julia,
gulia
yearly,
who
is
the
volunteer
coordinator
at
Sonia,
Retirement
Center?
F
She
has
given
me
the
opportunity
to
start
the
art
workshops
at
Sunnyview
and
I'm
very
grateful
for
that
and
last,
but
definitely
not
least,
I
would
like
to
thank
my
parents
when
you
do
and
being
SOI
for
being
my
greatest
cheerleaders
and
believing
in
me,
for
whatever
I
do.
I
am
very
appreciative
of
everything
you
have
done
for
me
and
I
love
you
mom
and
dad.
Thank
you.
A
B
N
There
was
a
story
or
article
in
the
Cupertino
scene.
Advertising
for
a
training
program
for
the
cert
program.
I
signed
up
for
it
and
took
the
18-hour
training
course
and
became
hooked
became
a
volunteer
in
the
cert
program
when
there,
a
few
years
later,
I
heard
about
the
block
leader
program
and
signed
up
for
that
and
became
a
member
of
the
black
leader
organization
in
2013.
I
wanted
to
get
more
involved
in
city
preparedness
activities,
so
I
took
the
FCC
license
exam,
so
I
could
buy
an
operator.
N
Radio
and
I
joined
the
cares
program
and
I'm.
Now,
one
of
nine
assistant,
emergency
coordinators
for
the
city
and
I'm
active
and
leadership
position
and
cares.
Well,
the
city
is
broken
up
into
six
reporting
zones,
and
each
zone
has
what's
called
an
arc
at
the
arc
is
a
place
in
a
storage
location
where
citizens
can
go.
During
and
after
a
disaster.
N
Bobi
teams
of
volunteers
there
with
amateur
radio
with
the
emergency
response
team
in
the
Medical,
Reserve
Corps
and
the
main
function
of
the
arc
is
I,
have
to
have
a
place
where
people
can
report
issues
or
problems
regarding
Public,
Safety,
medical
emergencies
and
so
forth.
The
Ark's
themselves
are
metal
storage
containers.
They
contain
hundreds
of
supplies
used
by
the
volunteers.
N
In
addition
to
tables
and
chairs
to
set
up
a
command
post,
there's
also
hand
tools,
medical
supplies,
caution,
tape,
orange
cones
things
that
would
they
would
have
to
set
up
an
incident
command
center
for
citizens
to
come,
come
to
well
I,
feel
and
giving
back
you
the
city,
help
the
city
become
more
prepared
to
handle
incidents.
My
neighborhood
is
a
safer
place.
I've
made
they're
our
neighbors
more
aware
of
how
they
need
to
be
prepared
for
earthquakes
and
other
disasters,
and
also
we
have
a
crime
awareness
now
in
our
neighborhood.
N
So
the
neighborhood
in
the
city
are
better
off
having
volunteers,
working
in
concert
or
city
staff,
so
you're
more
part
of
the
city
and
not
just
our
resident.
While
you
get
a
sense
of
satisfaction
of
having
a
city
in
a
position
that
can
help
people
I'm
proud
to
got
my
neighborhood
organized
as
a
41
year
resident
of
a
city,
I
continued
to
going
to
continue
pursuing
my
volunteer
efforts.
N
B
N
I'd
like
to
thank
the
city
for
this
come
on
herbal
award
that
they've
given
tonight.
It's
really
commendable
that
the
city
like
recognizes
volunteerism
and
encourages
civic
involvement.
I've
been
a
volunteer
for
15
years
and
have
made
many
good
friends
across
the
city.
They
caught
me
out
of
my
neighborhood,
where
we
attended
a
little
stand.
Our
enclaves
I'm
just
one
of
dozens
of
volunteers
and
the
cares
search
bloc,
leader
and
neighborhood.
Watch
programs
I'd
like
to
recognize
some
of
the
long-term
city
staff
who
organized
these
programs
for
citizen
volunteers.
N
N
B
I've
also
been
told
you
were
incident
commander
fir.
The
July
4th
fireworks
was
that
last
year,
two
years,
are
you
gonna?
Do
it
again
this
year,
oh
great
I,
think
that's
one
one
of
the
most
popular
events
in
our
city
and
I'm
so
glad
that
it
got
restarted
a
few
years
ago.
So
would
you
like
to
invite
your
family
to
come
up
I.
B
A
So
this
will
be
very
brief,
but
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know,
this
is
only
the
second
year
of
this
forum
of
the
crest
Awards
for
those
who
have
known
and
been
a
part
of
the
crest
Awards,
you
realized
that
it
looked
very
different
before
not
only
the
the
winners
and
the
awards,
but
also
just
the
look
of
the
ceremony
itself
last
year
to
kind
of
spark.
Some
new
interest
create
a
little
bit
more
diversity
in
winners.
A
An
idea
was
passed
by
a
councilmember,
Darcy
Paul
foot
former
mayor
who,
through
thoughtfulness
and
encouragement,
pushed
us
to
yes,
you
know,
go
forward
with
this
and
I'd
like
to
believe
that
this
is
a
better
form
of
it.
I
hope
that
you
all
enjoyed
your
night.
The
last
thing
I'll
say
is
that,
as
mayor
Scharf
had
stated
is
that
lifetime
achievement
is
the
most
prestigious
award
you
can
get.
That
is
once
you
get
it
I
mean
that's.