Holmes Tapped For Crime Prevention Award

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

AFSCME 2027 member Tony Holmes received a 2005 Governor’s Crime Prevention Award. Holmes, who works at the Corporation for National and Community Service, serves as President of the Maryland National Capital Park Police Volunteer Association (PPVA).  The Maryland award is given to community groups, organizations, and individual citizens in Maryland who have made outstanding contributions to the furtherance of crime prevention in their communities. Under Holmes’ leadership, the PPVA has expanded its programs and developed new projects to promote safety and crime prevention, including expanding the “Cell Phone Donation Program” to seven collection points with 1200 phones, participating in the Adopt-A-Trail program, and conducting weekly Bicycle Patrols to promote safety in the parks. Holmes also spearheaded an education and outreach campaign with articles in the Montgomery County Gazette, the creation of the PPVA web page, www.ppva.net, and the development of a PPVA brochure.  These outreach and education activities of the PPVA have led to a thriving community crime prevention program with a focus on child safety.