Clarkston Mayor Steve Percival, at right, Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle, and other township officials make sure Jo Vaara and more than 100 other volunteers get a full plate for lunch at the township’s Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, April 28. Volunteers were honored for contributing over 10,000 hours of work, calculated by parks and rec Director Derek Smith to be worth about $240,000. Photo by Phil Custodio