The Volunteer: Longtime volunteer lives to help others

Alicia Armstrong lives and breathes volunteerism. It’s her job. It’s her passion.

She exudes her passion for volunteering and her volunteers with boundless enthusiasm and pep.

Mrs. Armstrong, 61, is reluctant to talk about her position as Smith County Sheriff’s Office Volunteer Coordinator and her effectiveness as a volunteer wrangler and advocate. But she’s not reluctant to share her love for giving time, her goal to help others give their time in a mutually beneficial way and her belief that volunteerism is more of a gift for those who do the giving.

“For me (volunteering) is part of the Golden Rule … ‘do unto others,’” she said. “It makes you feel good to help others.”

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