The Volunteer-in-Parks program is celebrating 50 years of hard-working
volunteers who have given the gift of their time and talents, not only here in
the Outer Banks, but all over the country. We thank you for your service!
My name is Mary Ahearn.
I'm Greg Carbis. And I'm Rebecca Carbis.
I'm Andy Hawkins.
My name is Fred Hattman.
Griffin Wells.
Hi! I'm Roger Stanus.
My name is Ken Merrill.
I'm Susie Honeycutt.
Hello and I'm Ralph Honeycutt.
My name is Leroy Trimbath.
My name is Jerry Merritt.
Hi! I'm Bill Husted.
Hi! My name is Sherry Atkinson.
My name is Anthony DeSocio.
And I'm Marilee Hawkins!
One of the reasons I volunteer is this very cool piece of living history.
The thing I enjoy most about volunteering is the people I meet and the story I get to tell.
I enjoy horses and I Iike petting animals and having fun.
I love to talk aviation and if you visit us at the Wright brothers memorial I'll prove that you to.
Working with the horses here on Ocracoke is an unbelievable opportunity
and they're just amazing creatures and we feel blessed we can do it together.
I appreciate the opportunity the National Park Service gives us to work with the park rangers,
to learn about the historic events that happened at our site.
It brings back memories of growing up in Maine and my
parents taking all the family to tent camp in Acadia National Park
nearly every summer.
We like volunteering because we love the beach!
(Laughter)
I volunteer because I love horses
and most of these guys I've known them for most of their lives.
It gives me a chance to get back to the community and let's face it I've got the
best view from the office I've ever had.
We're working on the houses. We're meeting great people.
I volunteer to get experience with the park service.
I enjoy meeting visitors and I enjoy educating them as to the story of the Wright brothers.
We're just trying to give a little bit back and help where we can.
We get to do this a family and have experiences together that we wouldn't normally get to do.
We've been working to be able to do this for about 15 years.
It make me feel like I've done my part as a commitment to the community.
I enjoy the research and sharing that information with our visitors.
This just allows me to give back a little bit to the National Park Service.