St. Johns Riverkeeper Volunteers of the Year
Roger Linville (Volunteer Coordinator), Shannon Blankinship (Outreach Director), Alicia Smith (Volunteer of the Year), Lisa Rinaman (St. Johns Riverkeeper), Jim Alabiso (St. Johns River Advocate of the Year), Jimmy Orth (Executive Director), Beth and Peter Welch (Bioswale Volunteer Service Award)
St. Johns Riverkeeper, a nonprofit advocacy organization for the St. Johns River, recently announced the recipients of its 2012 Volunteer Awards:
St. Johns River Advocate of the Year: Jim Alabiso is an outspoken advocate for the St. Johns River. Jim and his JumpingFish team have organized 6-kilometer swims across the river, a 12-mile swim up the St. Johns, and over a dozen Rebel Mile Swims through Downtown Jacksonville.
St. Johns Riverkeeper Volunteer of the Year: Alicia Smith is the 2012 Volunteer of the Year and is also one of the leaders of Rising Tides, St. Johns Riverkeeper’s young professionals group.
Bioswale Volunteer Service Award: Peter and Beth Welch have helped to spearhead maintenance of the Lasalle Bioswale, hand-watering plants to get them established, pulling weeds, and keeping the swale free of trash.
Lisa Rinaman, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, explains the importance of volunteers to her organization: “Volunteers are essential to our efforts to raise awareness and educate the community about the St. Johns River and to advocate for its protection and restoration. We are grateful for the dedicated service of this year’s award recipients and for all of our volunteers who work so hard and contribute so much of their time to our river each year.”
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