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Past Volunteers of the Year
Alma Mittleider, 2009 Volunteer of the Year
 Mittleider, 77, has been a member of the Moreno Valley Friends of the Library for numerous years and has been directly involved with the Book Nook for over a decade. The Friends of the Library Book Nook offers thousands of books, videos, CDs, magazines and other items available at yard sale prices to all library customers. Since Mittleider took over as the Book Nook Keeper in 2005 over $50,000 has been raised to help support the library.
The revenue received by the Friends of the Library Book Nook is utilized to purchase materials and equipment for the library and has provided sponsorships for various library programs. For example, the Friends of the Library has purchased large quantities of children’s books as well as two monitors to display the queuing of computer users waiting for computers to become available in the library’s computer lab. Another major contribution by the Friends of the Library has been the purchase of supplies and incentives for the library’s annual summer reading programs. Without their help, the library would not have been able to provide this very popular program.
Mittleider is a very dedicated volunteer who comes into the library three to five days a week to sift through donations, often working six hours a day. She sorts and distributes up to 500 donated items a day. In fiscal year 2008-09, Mittleider worked over 500 hours with the Book Nook. She works tirelessly and sets a great example of high work ethic and dedication for the volunteers who work alongside her, as well as for library staff.
Gerald (Jerry) Bagley - 2008 Volunteer of the Year
 The City Council takes great pride in the many volunteers who contribute time, expertise and talent to our community. Each year, an outstanding volunteer is selected as Volunteer of the Year and City Council proudly recognizes this volunteer with a plaque honoring his or her service to the citizens of Moreno Valley during a formal presentation. At a special hearing held on February 24, 2009, Moreno Valley City Council proudly recognized Gerald (Jerry) Bagley as Volunteer of the Year for 2008. Mr. Bagley has been an active City volunteer since July 2002. During 2008, Mr. Bagley volunteered 748 hours of service to our Police Department, not to mention theadditional hours he puts into other City volunteer programs. The programs Mr. Bagley volunteers for include our Citizens Patrol; Police Department Office Volunteer; Community Emergency Response Team (CERT); and ACES/RACES (ham radio emergency communication). Mr. Bagley has also volunteered his time as a member of the Moreno Valley Traffic Safety Committee. As an active participant of our Citizens Patrol, Jerry performs high visibility neighborhood patrols and participates in handicapped parking enforcement; vacation/property checks; business checks; traffic control; DUI/safety check points; burglary surveillance; and robbery surveillance. As a Police Department Office Volunteer, Jerry works closely with crime analysts, inputting information from our Field Interview Reports that officers utilize. Mr. Bagley inputs this information into a computer database, which can be instrumental in identifying suspects and solving crimes. In addition to these duties, Jerry makes himself available to respond to call-outs (major crime scene incidents). Call-outs often require up to twelve hours of a volunteer's time. Mr. Bagley also participates in special events,
which include City sponsored events and other agency-sponsored events such as events offered by churches, civic groups, and businesses.
Mr. Bagley's volunteer work does not stop here. He also is a member of our Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), which is trained to provide light search and rescue, medical triage, disaster fire suppression, and damage assessment AND he is a member of our ACES/RACES emergency communication team that utilizes HAM radio communications. In his 'spare' time, Jerry is an active member of the Moreno Valley Il Sorrento Mobile home park disaster committee.
During his tenure with the City, Mr. Bagley has received commendations from his supervisors for his professionalism and dedication to service. Congratulations Jerry!
George Reichers - Volunteer of the Year 2007
In 2006, Mr. Reichers volunteered 1,749 hours of service for the City of Moreno Valley's Police Department. During this time, he responded to over one dozen major crime scene incidents, each requiring up to twelve hours of commitment. Mr. Riechers assisted the Moreno Valley Police Department with our "Sister City Tour." He escorted VIP's and dignitaries from the Mexican City of San Juan de Los Lagos to various City sites, answered questions and attended to their needs. In addition, Mr. Riechers participated in the 2006 March Air Reserve Base Air Show, where he assisted with traffic control, helped on the flight line when needed and answered questions from the public. George regularly volunteers with the Logistics and the Crime Analysis Units as well. Mr. Riechers is on his fourth term as a member of the Moreno Valley Planning Commission and is a founding member of the Hidden Springs Residents Committee. Mr. Reichers is a resident of Moreno Valley since 1990 and is married to his wife, Jan.
Congratulations George!
Tim Coleman - Volunteer of the Year 2006
 In 2006, the City Council recognized as Volunteer of the Year, Tim Coleman, a volunteer in the City's Emergency Response Force program. Tim began his emergency volunteer career with the City of Moreno Valley in 1994. As an active member of our Emergency Response Force team, Tim responds to calls day or night and on Holidays and weekends. Using our Emergency Response Force Rig, he responds to assist by providing first aid, firefighter rehabilitation and victim comfort during emergency incidents such as structure fires, vegetation fires, gas leaks and hazardous materials incidents. He also responds to help with evacuations, care and shelter, search and rescue, and our multi-agency disaster exercises He tirelessly works safety fairs and provides first aid and help with lost children at special events such as our 4th of July festivities with over 25,000 spectators. In addition to volunteering for our Emergency Response Force team, in 1999, Tim joined our FEMA Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) to help him respond during a disaster. We are proud to have Tim Coleman as a professionally-trained emergency volunteer who is enthusiastic and is always willing to serve his community at a moments notice. Congratulations Tim!
Hiltrude Schroeder - Volunteer of the year 2005  In 2005, the City Council recognized as Volunteer of the Year, Hiltrude Schroeder, a volunteer in the City's Animal Shelter Hiltrude shows dedication with the countless hours she contributes to Animal Services. Hiltrude comes to the shelter every chance she gets, which is almost every day. She takes the dirty, smelly, yucky looking dogs and bathes, trims and cares for them until they find a home. She fosters litter after litter of puppies until they are old enough to be adopted. She takes home and socializes some of the less trusting dogs and invests time with each, teaching them that people can be good. She is patient, sympathetic and extremely caring. And she does all this after she's been working all night at her job. Every one says they love animals, but Hiltrude actually does something about it. She gives so many animals a chance for love. Congratulations Hiltrude! |
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