Celebrating National Volunteer Week: Honoring Malibu’s Everyday Heroes
The City of Malibu proudly proclaims April 20–26, 2025, as National Volunteer Week, honoring the incredible commitment of local volunteers whose selfless actions safeguard and uplift our community.
In 2024 alone, the Malibu Sheriff’s Volunteers on Patrol, through the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station, contributed over 7,600 hours to public safety efforts, issuing more than 15,000 citations for illegal parking and playing a critical role during the Franklin and Palisades Fires.
Our Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) devoted nearly 2,000 hours to training and preparedness, along with 1,500 hours of vital support during and after the Palisades Fire. Arson Watch volunteers patrolled high-risk areas for over 2,200 hours, identifying early fire threats and distributing emergency passes.
The Malibu Community Brigade volunteers stepped up heroically, providing nearly 6,000 hours of firefighting support to Fire Departments responding to the Franklin and Palisades Fires, protecting homes and lives.
For information on the Sheriff’s VOPs, and other LA County Sheriff’s Department volunteer programs, visit: https://lasd.org/volunteer. For information on the Malibu CERT Team, visit: www.MalibuCity.org/CERT. For more information on Arson Watch, visit: https://www.arsonwatch.com. For information on the Malibu Community Brigade, visit: communitybrigade.org.
The many community members who serve on City Commissions are also volunteers who provide many hours serving on commissions, ranging from Parks and Recreation, Arts, and Public Works, to Public Safety, Planning, Youth Commission and more. They provide valuable research and perspectives to the City Council that help the Council make informed decisions that represent the community’s needs, desires, concerns and values.
The City Council presented plaques to Graeme Clifford and Suzanne Guldimann for their many years of service on City Commissions. Graham served for a total of 17 years on the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Arts Commission. Suzanne has served on the Parks and Recreation Commission since 2017. For more information about the City Commissions, visit: https://malibucity.org/174/Commissions-Committees-Boards.
These efforts reflect the heart and strength of Malibu — a community where volunteers make a difference every day, in ways big and small. The City of Malibu extends its deepest gratitude to all who serve and invites everyone to join in celebrating the volunteers who make Malibu safer, stronger, and more resilient.
If you would like to join this amazing movement to give back to the community, serve the community, and make Malibu a safer, better, more beautiful place to live, work and play, the City encourages you to reach out to one of Malibu’s many community-based organizations, volunteer groups, local schools and houses of worship.
You may also contact the City about joining volunteer activities that City partners on by contacting the Public Safety Department at publicsafety@malibucity.org or 310-456-2489, ext. 313; or the Community Services Department at COrosz@malibucity.org or 310-456-2459, ext. 337.
Thank you, Malibu volunteers!