Volunteers Debbie and Steve Cammilleri
Debbie and Steve Cammilleri are the recipients of the Volunteer Team of Two of the Year Award for Maintenance.
Debbie and Steve Cammilleri began volunteering more than six years ago and have contributed a combined total of 9,000 volunteer hours.
Debbie works in the ranger station, while Steve helps with maintenance and carpentry and works in the visitor center, where he helps visitors learn about the prairie.
Three days a week, Debbie and Steve help the park staff by doing the maintenance of the south day-use area of the park. They are assigned to clean and maintain several of the restrooms, picnic areas, boat ramp, fishing pier and the visitor center. Debbie and Steve will start at the top of the building and they will not finish until it is spotless. They get every little nook and corner, and they get every cobweb and every speck of dirt that they can.
Debbie and Steve have developed procedures and schedules for cleaning and maintenance of those areas of the park. When Steve noticed one of the trash-can containers was rotting, he worked with staff to purchase the needed supplies and rebuilt it. Within a few days, he was looking for his next project.
Debbie and Steve are valuable members of the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park team. We appreciate their help!
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