STARS Program
The STARS (Sheriff’s Team of Active Retirees) is
a volunteer organization whose function is to
assist and support the El Dorado County
Sheriff’s Office. The nearly 100 volunteers
provide a broad spectrum of community
services which capitalize on the skills,
aptitudes and preferences of its members to
support the sheriff’s mission throughout El
Dorado County.
These trained volunteers are the “eyes and
ears” of the Sheriff’s Department who strive to
have a positive impact in the community.
Although assigned a regular list of duties within
the department, STAR volunteers are always
willing to help the department in whatever they
can.
In 2017, STAR volunteers participated in over
71 special events serving the community. They
assisted in many county events including: Cub
Scout Day Camp, Aqua Sol Swim Meet, Pollock
Pines 4th of July Parade, Moore Chili Cook-off,
Coloma Gold Rush Days, Georgetown’s Safe
Halloween Night, Snowline Hospice Holiday
Spectacular and many more. STAR volunteers
also delivered over 60 food baskets for the El
Dorado County Food Banks “No Vet Goes
Hungry Program.”
On any given day STARS can be seen throughout
the Sheriff’s Department doing duties which
include: patrol, deploying the radar trailer,
home checks, assisting at the El Dorado Hills
and Georgetown substations, transporting
Sheriff’s vehicles, Neighbor Watch Programs,
vehicle abatement checks and the You Are Not
Alone (YANA) Program.
This year STAR Volunteers have donated over
25,210 hours to the Sheriff’s Office and find
great value and purpose in giving back to their
community.
The STAR volunteer program is blessed to have volunteers like Jack and Mary Pratt. Jack has been a volunteer with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office since March of 1996 and Mary joined the STARS in July of 2001. Together they have donated over 18,500 hours to our department.
In 2017, the Pratts volunteered to help out at over 25 community events. Jack and Mary do patrols and special events together and Mary runs our YANA program which both Jack and Mary participate in.
The YANA Program has been credited with saving the lives of many older adults who live alone and have fallen or become sick during the night. The YANA volunteers have provided daily telephone calls to our most vulnerable seniors and disabled adults living in El Dorado County. In November, 2017, The California Retired Teachers Association donated 60 gift baskets to the YANA program and Jack and Mary Pratt personally delivered about half of those baskets!
Jack and Mary were the proud recipients of the
2016 El Dorado County Seniors of the Year
Award. The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is
proud to have them as part of the team!
25,210 Volunteer Hours
71 Community Events
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