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Parks department highlights volunteer month, Earth Day cleanup and new full-time recreation assistant
Summary
Staff urged volunteer participation in April initiatives, previewed the April 26 Woodlawn cleanup and introduced newly hired full-time recreation assistant Cammie (Cammy) Dustin; program and summer-camp registration were also discussed.
Parks staff used the meeting to highlight April as volunteer month, preview an Earth Day–area cleanup at Woodlawn Nature Center and introduce the department’s newly hired full-time recreation assistant.
The department’s volunteer coordinator (Mandy, referenced in the transcript) said the April 26 volunteer day at Woodlawn Nature Center will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and include invasive-species treatment, cutting, mulching, planting and painting as weather permits. She said many partner groups, including Boy Scouts and corporate volunteers, may assist and invited board members and residents to participate.
The department introduced Cammie (Cammy) Dustin as a new full-time recreation assistant. Dustin said she has worked with the department since 2023 and that one of her primary responsibilities is working with camps; she said she expects to expand her work as she moves into the full-time role.
Program staff also reported on upcoming and returning programs: the weekly farmers market returns May 3, the spring artisan market will run at McNaughton Park with 21 vendors, camp registrations are open for three sites (Willowdale, McKnight and another site), and the department plans swim instruction and special aquatic activities this summer. Staff said teen cooking classes and after-school programming continue and asked the board to help spread the word on registrations.
No formal board action was recorded for hiring, volunteer events or program scheduling during the transcript; staff introductions and the volunteer appeals were informational items on the agenda.
