2022 Hero of the Heart:

Steve Lemaster

Steve Lemaster, this year’s Assistance League of Covina Valley’s Hero of the Heart is a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona with his Degree in Engineering Technology. He spent his career as a Risk and Safety Officer working to prevent public, employee and subcontractor injuries and property damage through inspections, written policies and training.  He is an Emeritus Life Member of the American Society of Safety Professionals. He has a lifetime history of offering his time to areas where he is needed.  A memorable early example would be when he was in his late teens, he completed all of the work to reroof his mom’s house.  His giving spirit of providing his time and effort was later bestowed upon both St. Louise de Marillac Parish School and St. Lucy’s Priory High School.

In more recent times his talent has been given to ALCV, his wife’s favorite philanthropic group. His efforts started off by using his experience with technology to assist with editing and wordsmithing rosters, manuals, advertisements and programs. He has always enjoyed building, repairing and maintaining all kinds of projects and so it was a natural fit that he found a place to use these talents for ALCV. Some examples have been the installation of the flagpole, grinding concrete in front of the Chapter House to lessen a tripping hazard, installing all of the hanging clothes fixtures in the Thrift Shop, building Thrift Shop glass and wooden display boxes, completing endless detail work during the recent Thrift Shop renovation, and more recently, bringing the Thrift Shop up to COVID public use standards.

His wide variety of skills has allowed Steve to pitch in and help the ALCV whenever and wherever needed.