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PetSmart® Adoptions Beginning of the Legacy – Volunteers Recognized
These dedicated Volunteers are the beginning of a legacy to carry on for generations Smiles, cheers, and applause filled Arlington’s Animal Services’ Center as the PetSmart® Adoption Team Volunteers were recognized on Saturday, May 4. Animal Services Manager Chris Huff recognized the 2012/2013 PetSmart® and Pretty Pooch Team Volunteers. Staff took [...]
UTA Students Serve Arlington
Every April, hundreds of UTA students and community volunteers give back to Arlington as part of UTA’s Big Event, a university tradition that started 13 years ago in 2000 and grows larger every year. Since the Big Event is held in April, Keep Arlington Beautiful works with city staff and the university to make it [...]
Arlington to Celebrate Global Youth Service Day Saturday, April 27
Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) mobilizes millions of youth from over 100 countries to improve their communities through service. It remains one of the largest service events of its kind. On Saturday, April 27, youth groups from area schools, faith-based and nonprofit organizations will make a difference in Arlington when they scatter throughout the city [...]
River Legacy Volunteers Lend a Helping Hand to Conservation
If you think you might enjoy volunteering in a place where lush green views are abundant and raccoon, possum and armadillo sightings are all in a day’s work, you might want to join Tina Cooper and her colleagues at River Legacy Living Science Center. The retired pre-school teacher has served as an ambassador at River [...]
Volunteer Profile: Felicia Wallace, Literacy House
Felicia Wallace is a happy-go-lucky teaching enthusiast, who does mind helping others achieve their goals. Felicia currently volunteers at the Literacy House in Arlington as an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher. She holds classes Mondays and Wednesdays for two hours with a student who speaks Burmese. Thrilled with his growth, she states that [...]
Volunteers Honored for Service
More than 200 volunteers from across the city were recognized Friday for their dedication to public safety. The Arlington Police Department Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon was held at the South Police Service Center. The theme was “We Love Our Volunteers.” The Community Room was decorated in red and white with candy and cupcake stations. There were [...]
Volunteers of the Month – Jim and Kathy Mazza
Jim and Kathy Mazza are a husband/wife team that has volunteered with the Arlington Public Library System since October 2011. They saw a sign about volunteer opportunities at their local library and decided to sign up for an orientation. Jim is retired from a previous career working on jet engines with Pratt & Whitney and [...]
Arlington Joins Effort to “Reverse Litter”
The City of Arlington is joining the Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) and other North Texas cities in an anti-litter, public awareness campaign aimed at improving water quality in the region. Buzz Pishkur, Director of Water Utilities, hopes the “Reverse Litter” campaign will raise public awareness about how roadside litter can pollute the area’s water supplies. [...]
Volunteer of the Month – Janet Delph
Janet Delph has been a volunteer with the Arlington Police Department’s Victim Services Unit for some time. Janet is a fixture on Fridays in the office. She is very dependable and shows great compassion to the victims that she assists. Janet does anything from contacting victims, via the telephone, and outreaching to them to providing [...]
Volunteer Profile: Wanda Marshall, Fielder Museum
When it comes to volunteer work, Wanda Marshall finds it easy to get caught up in the past. The Arlington grandmother has been an active board member and hands-on volunteer for the Fielder Museum and the Arlington Historical Society for the better part of two decades, doing everything from serving as the group’s treasurer to [...]
Ventana Grille to Host “Paella Night”
PetSmart® Adoptions Beginning of the Legacy – Volunteers Recognized
Donated Rain Barrel Catches Cash and Water for Local Preschool
Arlington Parks & Recreation Department Begins Renovations at Pirie Park
Fun Things to Do This Weekend in Arlington