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FORT CARSON, Calif. - Soldiers with the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade have conducted multiple charity and volunteer events in the local community, but the last three months of collecting charitable contributions hit close to their hearts.
Members of the 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th CAB, 4th Infantry Division conducted a clothing drive to collect for local community charities July 20, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2015.
1st Lt. Marisela Butler, transportation officer and battalion volunteer coordinator, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 404th ASB, said the drive involved the entire battalion and provided a variety of objects for those in need.
“We had two volunteer represen¬tatives from each company that handled the drive but every company participated,” said Butler. “We had a total of eight collection boxes throughout the battalion. We collected approximately 30 bags of clothes and household goods.”
Butler said her battalion believes in selfless service and it is driven to help the community in as many different facets as possible.
“We have many Soldiers from different companies throughout the battalion that seek more and more ways to help our local community,” she said. “We want to support everyone as a whole in Colorado Springs.”
Soldiers with 404th ASB have volunteered for many community charities that range from soup kitchens, churches and missions to public schools and house-building projects.
“We try to bring a new community outreach program once every quarter to broaden our volunteer spectrum,” said Butler. “We work close with Army Community Service and local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapters to find opportunities to give back to the community.”
Being a volunteer coordinator is an assigned duty, but Butler looks at volunteering as a great opportunity to give back, a trait her Family instilled in her at a young age.
Butler said serving the citizens of the United States was something all Soldiers volunteered for and that same devotion should be supplied to Fort Carson and the communities surrounding it.
“We’ve been called to serve already,” said Butler. “So we want to make sure that we are viewed in the community as professionals.”
Spc. Jason Spain, petroleum supply specialist, Company A, 404th ASB, said he already received a Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal but still feels the need to give more to the community.
“When I joined the military, I remember my uncle telling me to take every chance I can to help better the community I live in,” said Spain. “When I found out about all the great volunteer opportunities my unit had, it was easy for me to raise my hand to volunteer. It’s always good to give back, and there is always someone less-fortunate than you that could use what you don’t need.”
Butler said she will put her Soldiers in for volunteer medals.
She encourages her volunteer representatives to practice selfless service wholeheartedly and believes in rewarding them for their hard work.
| Date Taken: | 09.30.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 10.30.2015 00:25 |
| Story ID: | 180392 |
| Location: | FORT CARSON, COLORADO, US |
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