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TextReserve Deputy Sheriffs Receive Volunteer Service Awards
April 15, 2011
Four Fairfax County Sheriff’s
Office volunteers were among the 152 individuals and groups honored on
April 14 at the 19th Annual Volunteer Service Awards ceremony
presented by Volunteer Fairfax. Reserve Deputy Sheriffs Dick
Raines, Stella Norma, Arnold Rudakewych and Hilda Alvarez volunteered
last year for a combined 2,621 hours!
Raines, who gave the Sheriff’s Office 1,350 hours in 2010, volunteers his time with the Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit, assisting with the review of all emergency procedures and plans. Since his appointment in 2003, Raines has volunteered almost 10,000 hours.
The Reserve Deputy Unit offers carefully screened volunteers the opportunity to serve the community in uniform. Over the past year, reserve deputies provided security and assistance for National Night Out, the Herndon Festival, Celebrate Fairfax, and several child safety seat and fingerprinting events.
For 36 years, Volunteer Fairfax has proudly served the Fairfax County community, working with more than 900 agencies and, through volunteers, contributes more than $1 million in volunteer time to area non-profit organizations.
The Sheriff's Office has a variety of volunteer opportunities available, working with inmates or assisting sheriff's deputies.
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