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Mayor Jon Nehring Media Advisory Nov. 9, 2015 Contact: Bronlea Mishler, [PHONE REDACTED] or [EMAIL REDACTED] Aletta Joiner honored as November’s Volunteer of the Month Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring presented Aletta Joiner with the city’s Volunteer of the Month award Monday night, Nov. 9. Aletta is a Marysville resident and disabled veteran who dedicates her time to giving back in the community. Kinder Smoots, Executive Director of Eagle Wings disability Ministries in Marysville, praised Aletta’s dedication to the nonprofit. She said Aletta volunteers several hours per week at Eagle Wings where she manages special-needs volunteers, oversees and manages mass mailings, and even volunteers herself at special events. She’s known for dressing up as a clown and has celebrated more than 120 birthdays for adults with special needs. In addition to her work with Eagle Wings, Aletta dons her clown regalia for the Shriners parade and volunteers at the Shriners Halloween event to raise funds for Shriners Hospitals; bakes cookies each year to help the Everett music civic center raise scholarship finds; makes crafts and baked goods to benefit the Order of the Eastern Star; and knits hats and scarves for Christmas as part of a knitting group at Mountain View Presbyterian church. For more information about the city’s Volunteer of the Month program, including a list of past recipients and an online nomination form, visit http://marysvillewa.gov/191/Volunteer-of-the-Month.