Fort Carson honors volunteers

Fort Carson honors volunteers
May 19, 2011

By Staff Sgt. Wayne Barnett (Fort Carson)

Photo credit Staff Sgt. Wayne Barnett (Fort Carson)

FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Exemplary Volunteer Service Awards line the table at the Elkhorn Conference Center Tuesday 17. Thirty five awards were given for at least 500 hours of service to the Fort Carson Community.

FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Five Fort Carson volunteers were honored for donating more than 750 hours of their time in 2010, during the annual awards luncheon held Tuesday at the Elkhorn Conference Center.

Robin Arnold, Tessa Hebert, Clara Huff, Alicia Michael and Martha Reed each received Volunteer of the Year awards during the "Celebrating Fort Carson Volunteers in Action" luncheon that honored nearly 150 post volunteers for their efforts.

"I feel that volunteers are pivotal to keeping Fort Carson running; I feel that they are giving their hearts, souls and time," said Ginger Perkins, wife of Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general, U.S. Division-North and 4th Infantry Division. "I really don't think Fort Carson could survive without its volunteers."

"I work a lot with the Families of wounded warriors making sure they are supported while their Soldier heals," Hebert said.

Nearly 2,400 registered Mountain Post volunteers logged a combined 147,532 hours in 2010, saving Fort Carson an estimated $2.5 million, according to Joey Bautista, Fort Carson volunteer coordinator.

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