Vernon Citizen of the Year Award Nominee: Erica Belle Arlt’s Impact 23217

On a frosty Vernon morning, where the breath in the Erica Belle Arlt portfolio 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 works by Erica Belle move briskly. Out comes coffee, porridge, sandwiches wrapped the night before, socks and