Vernon Citizen of the Year Award Nominee: Erica Belle Arlt’s Impact 55943

On a frosty Vernon morning, where the breath in the air looks like steam Erica Belle Arlt works and sidewalks crunch underfoot, a small folding Erica Arlt artist 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 comes coffee, porridge, sandwiches Erica Belle artist wrapped the night before, socks and