Per
Capital Metro
authorization and on behalf of Cap Metro volunteer support group
Railroad Partners, Inc. (RPI), I represented Capital Metro at the 2012
Dove Springs into Wellness Community Health Fair at Consuelo Mendez
Middle School, Austin, TX, on Saturday, Feb. 25, by providing a table display of Cap
Metro bus and railroad materials, plus Operation Lifesaver literature
and giveaways for the kids. The event was held inside
the school gymnasium and had approximately 600-700 attendees. I made
contact with and provided items to approximately 150 parents and
children, using Spanish about 75% of the time. This was the most
Spanish-intensive event I have worked so it was fortunate I speak Spanish. I spent about 11 hours on this activity since Cap Metro called me into Austin twice before the event to pick up the latest materials they wanted distributed at the fair. Here's a photo:
Plus, at the end of the health fair the sponsors handed out certificates of appreciation. While being called a "Better World Hero" might be a little over the top, it was nice to see our efforts were appreciated:
This event was a major one in UT's "The 2012 Project", one in a series of annual days of volunteer labor by UT students in a local community. This year's project focused on Dove Springs in southeast Austin (south of Lady Bird aka Town Lake), so UT students were doing other work in the community, such as picking up trash and fixing up homes, etc., that same day. All in all it was great for RPI to be able to play a helpful role in this much bigger effort.
