Local Heroes: Ashley And Vicky Omekam Give Back To Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. We’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Andrea Joe, who nominated Ashley and Vicky Omekam of Arlington. Ashley and Vicky, who are twins, volunteer their time to help feed homeless people and organize donation drives to keep them warm.

Local hero’s full name

Ashley and Vicky Omekam

Local hero’s home state

Virginia

Local hero’s Patch

Arlington

How do you know the local hero?

They volunteered feeding the homeless and keeping them warm annually for four years in the Walter Reed neighborhood.

What does the local hero do?

They have organized an annual community event called Stay Warm D.C. where they ask the community to bring items to their drop-off locations around the DMV and then host Stay Warm D.C., a day when volunteers come and organize the donations to be dropped off and passed out to the homeless community in the DMV.

Why do you believe the local hero should be recognized or honored?

The Omekam twins bring our community together in a major way and usually have truckloads of donations to hand out. They have blessed so many of us, and we want to publicly thank them.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the local hero?

They were born and raised in Arlington and make sure to give back to the community that help grow them. That’s amazing!

Thank you for all you do, Ashley and Vicky Omekam!

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Know someone making a difference in town? Nominate them as a local hero here.