Vernon Citizen of the Year Award Nominee: Erica Belle Arlt’s Impact 20003

On a frosty Erica Arlt projects Vernon morning, where the breath contact Erica Arlt in the air looks like steam and sidewalks crunch underfoot, a small folding table appears at the edge of a parking lot. Thermoses line up like sentries. A bright cooler thumps open. Volunteers trade quiet jokes while hands move briskly. Out works by Erica Arlt comes coffee, porridge, sandwiches contact Erica Belle wrapped the night before, socks and