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Keri Richards May volunteer of the Month
Keri Richards has been a resident in Superior for several years, she has been volunteering in the community on a regular basis since 2010. Currently she serves on the board of the Superior Chamber of Commerce.
Some of her volunteer activities include volunteering once a week at the Caboose Visitor Center. At the Caboose Keri is responsible for greeting visitors to Superior when they stop in at the caboose, she assists them with visitor information and sometimes road conditions and directions. She has been able to meet people from all over the world who have visited the Caboose.
She also volunteers with the Future Forward Foundation. Her work for that foundation includes helping to plant and maintain gardens and work on community beatification projects throughout Pinal County.
Keri is an artist by trade and in her free time she enjoys sculpting, painting and performing arts. She owns her own business, “Kozzi Cosmo Clown Services,” where she is available for hire as a clown or mime for parties and public events. She shares her artistic talents and volunteers for a community arts program and also works with Leslie Martin at the Copper Gecko for the Awesome Pawsum program where they are raising money to help grow a tutoring volunteer pool and school arts project at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School. Recently Keri painted a chair that will be auctioned off at the Prickly Pear Festival to benefit the Awesome Pawsum projects.
Kerri enjoys all of her volunteer activities. “I really feel good giving back to and helping with things that need to be done and are meaningful to the community,” she said. She wants everyone to know that volunteering is fun.
The Superior Chamber of Commerce selects a volunteer of the month who volunteer throughout the community. To nominate a community volunteer stop into the Superior Chamber of Commerce office and leave your nomination with the volunteer.
Mila Besich is a resident of Superior with two children. She volunteers for many local organizations. She is an experienced fundraiser and event planner for Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition. She covers some of the area town councils and schools.
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