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Garland launches Volunteer Garland program; coordinator reports thousands engaged and plans for citywide service day
Summary
Volunteer Coordinator Josue Diaz reported Volunteer Garland has recorded about 1,200 volunteers for events and approximately 3,874 total recorded volunteer engagements to date; staff plans a citywide "Big Event Garland" service day in spring to expand participation.
Volunteer Coordinator Josue Diaz told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board that Volunteer Garland has registered thousands of volunteers and is building a citywide volunteer infrastructure.
"Since October of last year, we have engaged over 1,200 recorded volunteers at our different events," Diaz said, and added the program has about 850 newsletter subscribers and a cumulative recorded total of about 3,874…
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