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Council honors beautification volunteers and proclaims February American Heart Month
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The council recognized two inaugural Beautification Community Service Award winners, Ed Hugo and Andrew 'Andy' Wong, and proclaimed February 2026 as American Heart Month; a representative from the American Heart Association urged residents to learn CPR and noted a goal to double out-of-hospital cardiac-arrest survival rates by 2030.
The Livermore City Council recognized local volunteers and proclaimed February 2026 as American Heart Month at its Feb. 9 meeting.
A Beautification Committee presenter honored Ed Hugo and Andrew "Andy" Wong as the inaugural winners of the 2025 Beautification Community Service Awards, describing volunteer efforts that include regular litter pickup and anti-dumping work. The presenter said Hugo has picked up ‘‘over 1 ton of trash in the last 8 years’’ and highlighted Wong’s work organizing cleanups and designing signage for hotspots.
Padmaja Vasireddy, community impact director for the American Heart Association’s Bay Area team, accepted the council’s proclamation and urged Livermore residents to learn CPR. "You are the first responder until help arrives," she said, noting the Association’s goal to double out-of-hospital cardiac-arrest survival by 2030 and citing national statistics on cardiac arrests and survival rates.
Council members praised the volunteers and the city’s partnership with the American Heart Association; the proclamation was accepted and public recognition concluded with thanks to the awardees.
