Elarbi Taouil
Elarbi “El” Taouil has worked with the Cub Run Park Volunteer Team since 2017, participating in periodic cleanup events and using his gift for photography to inspire community members to appreciate the park more fully. He has volunteered to lead photography expeditions into the park to teach camera and photography basics, and the Fairfax County Park Foundation has used his photographs in social media posts, annual reports and fundraising appeals. Taouil has become a core Park Volunteer Team (PVT) member through his attendance and presentations at the group’s quarterly meetings, and he has provided photographic content to the team’s Facebook page to help encourage local residents to get involved with the park. He is described as one of the kindest men you will ever meet, always willing to talk about photography or the nature of the parks. When people see the beauty in his photography, they are more likely to explore the park and hopefully volunteer to take care of it, as Taouil has.
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