2010 Year-end Summary of Volunteer Value

 As is our tradition, I am submitting our 2010 Year-end Report of West Hollywood Station Volunteer activities. I’m pleased to report that our scope of responsibility continues to expand, as we support the fine men and women at the West Hollywood station.

In 2010, we maintained the high level of customer service standards expected of our program and took on new challenges. Our Volunteers on Patrol team worked the Pride events, provided support for the L. A. Black Gay Pride event in Malibu, provided traffic post support for the first-ever L.A. Marathon route through West Hollywood, provided traffic control at the Sunset Music Festival and  AIDS Walk, and worked foot patrol for Halloween, and supported the Mug Run.

Congratulations and Thank You to all involved; we look forward to another great year.

Achievements:

4197 Front Desk Hours – Provided high-quality customer service, allowing Watch Deputies to continue monitoring the radio and answering telephone calls for service.

1645 Detective Bureau Hours – Worked ID Theft, fraud, scams and forgery cases.

1123 Headquarters Hours – Supporting the countywide Volunteer (CLEPP) program at Sheriff Headquarters. Project Managing the upcoming first annual Law Enforcement Volunteer Training Conference.

582 Volunteers on Patrol / Foot Patrol Hours – Provided foot patrol coverage during all major events in West Hollywood, acting as extra “eyes and ears” for station deputies. Worked L.A. Marathon, Dyke March, Gay Pride, AIDS Walk and Halloween.

403 Program Administration Hours – Support hours devoted to running the station’s Volunteer Program.

284.5 Station Beautification Hours – One of our Volunteers is a regionally recognized rose expert. She is responsible for the beautiful rose bushes at our station. Since 1992, she’s shared her talents with our station.

231 Training Hours – Training is a vital component to keeping our team’s skills up to date, and we encourage Volunteers to take advantage of training opportunities.

115 Los Angeles Marathon Hours – Provided traffic post support during the event.

70 Halloween Hours – Worked foot patrol for this event.

85 Pride Festival/Dyke March/Parade Hours – Worked foot patrol and provided traffic post support for this event.

40 AIDS Walk Hours - Worked traffic posts during the event.

36 Andaz Protest Hours – Worked traffic posts and supported the Command Post during the event.

34 Mug Run Hours – Provided traffic control support for LASD runners as they ran a 5.2 mile course through West Hollywood. This is a preparation race before Baker to Vegas.

32 Youth Athletic League Hours – Supporting the West Hollywood Youth Athletic League activities.

31 LA Black Gay Pride Hours – Provided security screening for event attendees.

31 Memorial Torch Run Hours – Provided traffic control and support team assistance. The torch relay honors the memory of those brave and dedicated individuals in Los Angeles County who have sacrificed their lives in the performance of their duties during the past year.

30 Baker to Vegas Hours – Supported this annual relay race, staffing the Command Post.

23 Charity Basketball Game Hours – Assisted with security support for an event benefitting children.

22 Sunset Music Festival Hours – Provided traffic control support, allowing Deputies to focus on crowd control.

11 National Night Out Hours – Supported event by visiting neighborhood block parties.