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The Rust Family

Ron and Sharon Rust have been Centerville residents for 21 years. They share 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Ron is a retired pharmacist, having spent the bulk of his employment at Grandview and Southview hospitals (now part of the Kettering…

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Brian Code

Brian retired five years ago from an engineering career in sensor manufacturing, serving the environmental, medical device and aerospace/satellite industries. During retirement, he has been motivated to keep learning, make new social connections, and to do meaningful work helping people…

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Meena Sonnycalb

Meena started volunteering as a freshman going into her sophomore year at Centerville High School. Now, in her junior year, she has continued volunteering with the parks. She has always spent a lot of her time outdoors. Whether that was…

CWPD volunteer Jay Joshi

Jay Joshi

Jay is a first-generation American whose parents immigrated from India in the ‘70s. He was born and raised in Chicago, where he grew up to be a Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox fan. The other two staples of…

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Shane Dawalt

Shane was born in Mississippi. In 1977 his parents settled in Ohio and he moved to the Centerville area in 1995. At the time, his hobbies were computers, electronics and driving in time-speed-distance road rallies. Anything but exercise! Then Shane…

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Eshita Mantri

Eshita has grown up in three different countries! Her family moved to Centerville in 2008 and Eshita is now a junior at Centerville High School. She has been involved with the Centerville-Washington Park District for many summers, she and her…

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Sophia Wang

Sophia Wang started volunteering with the parks at the 2018 summer recreation camps. Since then, she has branched out into volunteering for fun seasonal events like Eggstravaganza. Sophia loves helping with programs that have an artistic component! She volunteers outside…

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Denise and Aidan Teserovitch

Aidan Teserovitch, 19, and his mom, Denise, began volunteering with the Centerville-Washington Park District’s bird nest monitoring program in 2017. Aidan, along with his mom, dad and brother, enjoys riding roller coasters. The family also enjoys hiking, biking and swimming.…

CWPD volunteer Tara Dwyer in prairie

Tara Dwyer

Tara developed a love of nature while growing up on a plant nursery in New Carlisle. When she was 17, she moved to California. In California, she finished high school, went to college and got her psychology degree. She also…

CWPD volunteer Lindsay Perry

Lindsay Perry

Lindsay, a 15-year-old homeschool sophomore, loves to spend time outdoors — doing just about anything! Some of her favorite hobbies include hammocking, hiking, bike riding, tree climbing, frog catching and reading. When not outdoors, you will find Lindsay refining her…