Geri and Dub Green receiving award from Deputy Grand Knight Bob Honzik

As residents of Texas, Dub & Geri were involved with the Knights of Columbus council in Waxahachie. So, arriving in Hot Springs Village and becoming involved with the Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus council was a natural progression.  

Prior to their involvement in the Arkansas State Special Olympics, the only beads used at Olympic Town were the un-painted ones.  In 1994 they saw a notice in the church bulletin asking for beads, so Dub & Geri cut up the beaded seat cushion they brought with them from Texas.  Geri decided to paint the 1000 beads, one at a time, propping them on a hole punch.  At the Special Olympics Geri was approached by Roger Barker who asked her to paint more beads for 1995.  "Sure”, said Geri, “I'll paint whatever beads you have left."  Roger handed her an apple crate-size box of 5000 beads.  Geri painted those for 1995.  The following year, Ramona Fuller offered to help and they painted 10,000 beads (which is now the amount they paint each year).  Dub decided to join her at the 1996 Olympics and they have not missed a year since then.  In 2011, Dub was named Knights of Columbus State Chairman of the Arkansas Special Olympics to lead the volunteers. 

Dub & Geri are involved with the VFW efforts working with military veterans.  They are on the committee which supplies personal hygiene products, clothing, pillows and laundry supplies for the homeless vets at St. Francis House.  Geri assists with the annual fingerprinting of kindergarten students at Jessieville and Mountain Pine.They are also on the regular rotation for food delivery to Jackson House and they participate in the annual Tootsie Roll Drive.