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| Air
Life Director Vern Bartley talks with volunteers from around the
state at the team training event on April 24. Volunteers learned
about changes in the program and gathered information to share
with members of their community. |
Volunteers
get fired-up at team training.
They
came from Fossil. They came from Lakeview. Some traveled more than 350
miles. In all, about 100 volunteers came to Bend April 24 for Air Life's
annual team training event.
Team
training takes place each spring to prepare Air Life's dedicated volunteer
troops to educate their communities about Air Life.
"They're
our ambassadors throughout the state," explained Joyce Newgen, Air
Life membership assistant. "Air Life's volunteer teams are crucial
to our mission of educating the public about what Air Life does."
At
the event, Air Life highlighted the La Pine volunteer team for an
outstanding year of service. Madras volunteer Debi Wyzard also the
first Air Life patient ever flown received the First Sustaining
Volunteer Award for her 16 years of dedicated service.
"Volunteers
are the cornerstone of our program," Joyce added. "It's very exciting
to have the opportunity to meet with the people who serve as our eyes
and ears in outlying areas."
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