2025 VVCC Volunteer of the Year — Al Milavec

Tonight, I have the honor of recognizing someone whose dedication, consistency, and heart have made an extraordinary impact on the VVCC and the trails we all love.

Our 2025 Volunteer of the Year is someone most of you know well!

If there’s a volunteer trail workday happening, whether it’s with the VVCC or Friends of the Forest, you can count on one thing: Al Milavec is there.

Al shows up — rain, shine, cold mornings, long days — he’s there with tools in hand, ready to work. He is a very capable trail builder; someone the Red Rock Trail Crew trusts. In fact, there’s a running joke that Al should just go ahead and apply to join the crew officially! Kevin’s ready to hire him too :)

Al’s impact goes beyond trailwork. When the VVCC hosts events — Al is there. He’s manning the grills, helping out with food & logistics, and pitching in to help out. Al brings the same spirit of service to our social events as he does to trail work.

What makes Al stand-out isn’t just the hours he contributes — though there are many. It’s the “Al-ness” that he contributes. He strengthens our community through his steady presence, his craftsmanship, his reliability, and his willingness to pitch in & help.

Al, you embody what it means to be a VVCC volunteer: Dedicated. Skilled. Community-minded.

On behalf of the entire membership & the board— Al, thank you for everything you do.

Please congratulate the 2025 VVCC Volunteer of the Year, Al Milavec!