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Salute to Community Heroes
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In December, the Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro honored 10 local heroes for their contributions to the community at its annual Salute to Community Heroes event hosted at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel. The honorees were Sgt. Trey Kennedy (Carrboro Police Department Officer of the Year), Driver Operator Victoria Donahue (Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department Firefighter of the Year), Officer Kyle Stuart (Chapel Hill Department Officer of the Year), Capt. Patrick Spencer (Chapel Hill Department Firefighter of the Year), Investigator Dylan Ray Hendricks (Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy of the Year), Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator Sarah Pickhardt (Orange County Emergency Services Employee of the Year), Firefighter Julio Perez (Orange Rural Firefighter of the Year), Technical Rescuer Scott Laster (South Orange Rescue Squad Member of the Year), the entire Uniformed Patrol Division (UNC Police Officer of the Year) and Officer Diego Herrera (UNC Hospitals Police Officer of the Year). Photography by Trevor Holman
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1 Capt. Patrick Spencer, Investigator Dylan Ray Hendricks, Officer Diego Herrera, Sgt. Trey Kennedy and Sarah Pickhardt. Back row: Scott Laster, Julio Perez, Sgt. Timothy Goad and Kyle Stuart. 2 Victoria Donahue and Carrboro Fire Chief Dave Schmidt. 3 Sarah Pickhardt and Orange County Board of County Commissioners Chair Renee Price. 4 Chamber President/CEO Aaron Nelson, Police Chief Chris Blue, Kyle Stuart, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger and Traci Wooten.
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chapelhillmagazine.com March/April 2022