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AmeriCorps volunteer describes organizing distribution that served about 300 in South Pasadena
Summary
Anthony Garcia Perez, who identified himself as “part of AmeriCorps cert” and a Big Brothers Big Sisters worker in Fresno, described deploying to help set up and run a distribution in South Pasadena that drew about 300 visitors and relied on community volunteers.
Anthony Garcia Perez, who identified himself as "part of AmeriCorps cert" and as a worker with Big Brothers Big Sisters in Fresno, said he deployed to Los Angeles to help set up and run a distribution in South Pasadena that served about 300 people.
Perez told the meeting transcript that when he learned of the deployment he emailed colleagues and volunteered to go. "I'm a go deploy, I'm a go help them," he said, adding that volunteers helped set up an organization system to move items more quickly to people who came for assistance.
He described broad volunteer turnout and praised community members helping one another. "Even the volunteers, I tell them every day that I'm so grateful for them because honestly, even though we're here to help, they're also spending their time coming to help those in needs and that's making a difference for everybody," Perez said. He said the distribution drew "about 300 people" the previous day.
The remarks in the transcript focus on volunteer coordination and turnout rather than on formal policy or funding decisions. The transcript does not record any motions, votes, or directives tied to the distribution.
No funding sources, sponsoring agency beyond the organizations Perez named, or requests for local government action were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
