Feature Index
PPVA Feature Member of the Month
Jay Langford
Feature Index
PPVA Feature Member of the Month
Jay Langford
In 1997 I saw a blurb in the recreation catalog saying the Park Police needed volunteers to assist them, so I came to Session VI of the Academy that finished in November. In 1999 I had retired from my job in local planning coordination downtown, and became more active, mostly in fingerprinting and with festivals, as needed.I find that my satisfaction with the Association is a function of what I put into it, and what I expect to get out of it. I think that the best thing that I can do is to be a positive representative of the Park Police Department we serve, and to lessen the work load of the sworn officers so they can focus on their missions more effectively.
I sometimes forget to keep in mind the benefits that I receive from being a member of the Volunteer Association, which include:
- Working with very professional Officers and motivated volunteers;
- Leaning things about the Commission and its services that are not well known, such as Cops Camps for Kids;
- Receiving training and experience in unusual, neat-to-me things like parks I would never have visited, how to fingerprint, and defensive driving; and
- Learning more about my fellow citizens than I would have ever imagined, such as their real names, home countries, where they work, what they name their kids, and other things large and small that make us the people we are.Jay Langford