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Tonight I recognized three outstanding volunteers for the city of Haverhill: Alison Colby Campbell, Elaine Barker and Jesus Ruiz. Congratulations! Alison and Elaine were rewarded for being outstanding ambassadors for our city. Alison promotes Haverhill regularly through her Heartbeat of Haverhill blog. Elaine is a perinneal optimist who promotes our city including at the Red Sox game in London where she was shown on national tv holding her Haverhill MA sign.
Jesus Ruiz, this year's Volunteer of the Year, has devoted his life to helping underpriviledged youth and keeping them out of gangs. In his "leaving the streets" ministry he regularly finds employment for young people, provides them with counseling and training and does whatever he can, often times succesfully, to keep them out of gangs and violence.
My congratulations to this years winning volunteers and my thanks to the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of volunteers who work every day in our city, in our parks, in our playgrounds, our schools, in our downtown, on our boards, and in our neighborhoods to make our city the great city that it is. Thank you all ! ... See more
