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Westfield Recreation Department Honors September Volunteer Of The Month

James Ruch, September’s Westfield Recreation Department Volunteer Spotlight recipient, is pictured.

The Westfield Recreation Department’s Volunteer Spotlight for September is James “Shaggy” Ruch.

Ruch has volunteered in the Rec. Dept. for over 10 years. He has volunteered in various programs including roller skating, movies in the park and helping with other various odd jobs over the years. James brings an enthusiasm and passion for volunteering that is matched by very few people. He is dependable and someone who takes a lot of pride in his work.

Ruch enjoys volunteering in a lot of different capacities and really has no preference for which program he is volunteering in. When asked what his favorite program is, he said, “I like them all. Not just one or another. I like them all!”

Ruch has been one of the department’s most dedicated volunteers at Friday night roller skating at Eason Hall over the last five years. When asked what he likes about roller skating, he said “I just like doing it. It gets me out of the house. I like it!”

Ruch was honored in recent by the Westfield-Barcelona Chamber of Commerce as well as the Lake Shore Center for the Arts.

As to why he does it, again a simple answer: “Because I like helping the community.”

As for why he likes Westfield so much, he alluded to its quiet nature.

Past Volunteer Spotlights:

July 2020: Christian Caballero

August 2020: Carol Reynolds

September 2020: Don Parker

October 2020: Luci Petrella

November 2020: John Emmons

December 2020: The Baum Family (Chris, Shannon, Mason, and Logan)

January 2021: Chris Anderson

February 2021: Roger Miller

March 2021: The Dellow Family (Wade, Wendy, Hunter, and Haleigh)

April 2021: Jim Van Dyke

May 2021: Josh and Amy Belcher

June 2021: Gavin Emery

August 2021: Roxanne Baideme.

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