Deputy to the Garrison Commander James A. Chen presents an Army certificate of appreciation Sept. 20, 2019, on behalf of the Fort McCoy Garrison to Aiko Timm at Rumpel Fitness Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Timm was recognized for her continuous volunteer work to maintain a wide variety of plants throughout the fitness center for several years. Timm also received a complimentary gift certificate from the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. (Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

National Volunteer Week was April 19-25. While the annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet was canceled due to COVID-19 precautions, Fort McCoy still appreciates its volunteers and the hard work they do throughout the year.

In 2019, 11,773 hours were donated to Fort McCoy in volunteer service. At a national average of $25.43/hour, the monetary value associated with those hours is $299,388, according to Army Community Service, which administers the Army Volunteer Corps at Fort McCoy.

Appreciation certificates will be mailed to the volunteers. Fort McCoy thanks the following volunteers:

• Amy Anderson and Robert Anderson.

• Enrique Becwar, Jeremy Berlin, Bruce Brewer, Jerrilyn Brewer, Norb Brown, and Debbie Buchmeier.

• Anthony Cintron, Ada Clark, Amy Clark, Jonathan Clark, Savannah Clark, Olivia Clark, Robert Clark, Katherine Corsi, and Meghan Cross.

• Courtney Daniels, Jarrod Davis, Francis Downs, Abby Duebler, and Jeff Duebler.

• Rosanne Ebert, Janet Evans, and Warren Evans.

• Jan Fink, Marcus Frazee, and Paul Frey.

• Dale Gibson, Zoie Gibson, Joe Griffin, and Melissa Guthmiller.

• Jaime Herrera Jr, Sabrina Herrera, Bonnie Hilt, Charles Hilt, Dave Hirsch, Mary Hirsch-Justice, Katrina Holden, Rose Holland, and Cynthia Hopkins.

• Sue James and Laurence Johns III.

• Joshua Kent, Melissa Kent, Bessie Kmiecik, Jaden Kondor, Jennifer Kondor, Jessica Kondor, Sheila Konshak, Charles Kubichek, and Karen Kubicheck.

• Stephanie Lanham and Charles Lautermilch.

• Ann Mais, Cathy Malzacher, Paul Mantha, Sherry Marcellis, Ryan McCormick, Keith Merten, Sarah Miles, Sonya Moran, Will Moran, Jeanne Morris, and Karylen Murphy.

• Nevin Neuville, Charlotte Nott, Elissa Nott, Ethan Nott, and Steven Nott.

• Haley Olson and Pete Olson.

• Dean Peloquin, Ashley Piepenburg, Beth Piumbroeck, and Ryan Pritchett.

• Leilani Jade Ramos, Leonardo Ramos, Caleb Rand, Robert Rand, Scott Randow, Salena Randow, Barbara Rice, Mike Roeske, Alonna Rogalla, Keira Rogalla, Trenton Rogalla, and Susan Rohlfing.

• Maryann Sliva, Kay Schneider, Theresa Simpson, and Jef Skinner.

• Sharon Teske, Debra Thompson, and Kenneth Tuelp.

• John Vanderbilt.

• Gordon Weber, Ann Wermer, John Weston, Misty Wilson, Faith Woodman, Tara Woodman, and Tracy Woodman.

• Brian Young.

• Brad Zimmerman and Mary Zink.

Fort McCoy offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities. Opportunities range from single-day events to ongoing, long-term projects. Some of the opportunities available include special recreation events, wildlife observation and recording, and administrative assistance.

Volunteer opportunities are currently limited due to COVID-19 precautions. Volunteers may still register and discuss available and future volunteer opportunities.

More information about volunteering can be found at https://mccoy.armymwr.com/programs/volunteer or by contacting Fort McCoy Army Volunteer Corps Coordinator Lorie Retzlaff at 608-388-6507 or lorie.l.retzlaff.civ@mail.mil.