Member Spotlight: Justin Twiddy
Salma Preppernau
Justin Twiddy is a Confluence AmeriCorps Member serving as a Food Security & Garden Coordinator with the Housing Authority of Clackamas County.
Justin’s primary focus with HACC is to engage housing residents in community garden work parties, health and wellness education, Youth Summer Lunch programs, and assessing food systems for health and food security issues.
Justin with previous Confluence AmeriCorps Member Emily Lilly in the garden. Emily built the boxes that we filled with mulch that are now ready to be planted.
We spent some time with Justin at the Clackamas Heights Community Garden this past weekend volunteering alongside some high school students. Justin led the group in shoveling and hauling mulch to fill garden beds and mulching branches & twigs.
Justin explaining to the group what plants will be planted in the new box including onions & garlic.
Justin is doing an amazing job engaging his volunteers, he has such an incredible knowledge base, and he knows how to make people excited about plants! Thank you for your service, Justin, we are lucky to have you!
We’re celebrating Members like Justin for AmeriCorps Week. This week is an opportunity to recognize the dedication and commitment of those who have chosen to serve their community through AmeriCorps and to encourage others to follow their footsteps in service.