Volunteer Celebrations! 
This January we celebrated donation of the most precious resource anyone has...TIME. Special thank you to the following Live Green in Plano Volunteers:
Contributed more than 100 hours in 2012:
Brenda Steib, Jan Eppard, Jinx Smith, Karen Mitchell, Charlene Babb, Linda McDonald, Kathy Grove, Lucy Wang, Patti Pierce, Mimi Serrao, Mark Maddux, Tanis Roelofs, Carol Rothschild, Greg Sidon, John Reas, and Joan Lee.
Staffed the Reuse Center on a regularly scheduled basis:
Ann & Dick Bartell, Brenda Steib, Grace Tiongco, Janice Edgemon, Pat Erickson, Ruby Jambalos, Dan Cumming, Dan Peterson, Jinx Smith, Ken Benz, Matthew Ware, Otto Spieler and Courtney Reeves. Also, to the sub of the year...Tom Tangney.
Served on the LGIP Volunteer Advisory Board during 2012:
Brenda Steib, Jan Eppard, Su Weigel, Susan Whitaker, Tanis Roelofs, Greg Sidon, Jinx Smith, Richard A. Solomon, John Reas, and Matt Lagos who replaced Pamela Sengupta.
Completed their 24 hours of LGIP volunteer service:
Alexandra Ransom, Amy McGregor, C McKinley Carpenter, Craig Feronti, Lee Marrs, Rachel Sims, Raji Josiam, and Sridevi Jayaram
Specials thanks to:
Joyce Beach for 90 hours processing water conservation rebates for Plano residents.
Michelle Krebs for 72 hours of administrative work.
Larry Howe for over 70 hours of a variety of projects including helping judge the Environmental Community Awards and his active solar advocacy including organizing the very successful Going Solar -Learn Green 2 Live Green presentation in September.
Donna Smith, for almost 70 hours of helping with classes and training sessions as well.
And to Donna's husband, Jinx Smith for all his talented handi-work including making the water conservation displays (now being copied by other cities!) and the anchors for our garden art, as well as many hours of helping with classes and LGIP volunteer training sessions. |
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