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Marvin Miles named SR ‘Citizen of Year’

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During Tuesday’s annual recognition night in Scripps Ranch, the spotlight was on Marvin Miles, who was named “Citizen of the Year” for his continued efforts to make his community a better place.

The annual event, hosted by the Scripps Ranch Civic Association, is held at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, where local unsung heroes are honored for community efforts, said SRCA president Mark Sorensen.

A complete list of community volunteers who won awards Tuesday night was not available at press time, but will be published next week with photos from the ceremony.

When the Scripps Ranch/Mira Mesa Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol was formed in 1995, Miles stepped forward to serve as chairman of the board of directors.

He also served as co-president and president for the past eight years.

“If it wasn’t for Miles, we wouldn’t have an RSVP,” said Paddy Keovoravongsa, a civilian community services officer who oversees the operations at that group’s storefront on Mira Mesa Boulevard.

Miles attends monthly training meetings with patrol members and performs numerous supervisory tasks.

He has always taken the duties of president for the RSVP a step further, such as making sure that members helping out at the 4th of July parades had water, shade and anything else they needed.

The parades, which are held consecutively in Scripps Ranch and Mira Mesa, are considered an integral part of those communities.

In 2000, Miles provided a flatbed truck so that 25 RSVP volunteers could be in the parade and relish the cheers of the crowd.

But the most crucial part of being president of RSVP has been Miles’ fund-raising efforts to keep that group functioning for the past nine years. During 2001, Miles raised $10,000, which helped purchase uniforms, cars and radios.

Miles has also served as the Scripps Ranch representative to the Chief of Police Advisory Board, and to the San Diego Captain/Lieutenant Advisory Board Northeastern Division, since 1995.

City Councilman Brian Maienschein selected Miles to represent Scripps Ranch and the Fifth District during the most recent selection process to find a new chief of police. That search netted a new chief, William Lansdowne.

When fireworks light up the sky every Independence Day in Mira Mesa, it’s largely due to Miles’ persistence and determination to raise money in the community for that program, which many Scripps Ranch families attend.

For the past five years, Miles has served on the Scripps Ranch Planning Group.

In the business world, he has served as chairman for the Monarch development, as well as being a member of the Western Pacific Housing Subcommittee, a member of the Versante development Committee, and the Scripps Ranch Boulevard Committee.

If those community duties don’t keep him busy enough, he also serves as the Scripps Ranch Planning Group liaison to Mira Mesa, and holds a similar volunteer position with the San Diego Police Department.

Being a member of the Scripps Ranch Graffiti Busters allows Miles another way to keep his community clean and something to be proud of.

“Our community is special in so many ways, and it’s all because of the hard work and dedication of those that choose to take from their busy lives and give to others,” said

Dorothy Mildice, who helped organize this year’s event.

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