Abacoa & Alton Neighbors - June 2021

10 Abacoa &Alton N E I G H B O R S | J u n e 2 0 2 1 COMMUNITY NEWS Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce Honors First Responders By Marlee Brannock Sartory On Wednesday, April 28 the Palm Beach North Chamber held its 3rd Annual Palm Beach North Valor and Community Service Awards presented by Florida Public Utilities Company and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Palm Beach North’s first responders were honored with three awards: Community Service Awards, and Call of the Year for Police and Fire. Here are the honorees: COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD A medical diagnosis confirmed Lou could no longer fight fires, yet he continued to dedicate his life to fire rescue in a new role. Deputy Chief Volunteer Division Louis Giarrusso, North Palm Beach Fire Rescue CALL OF THE YEAR – POLICE Officer David Joy saved the life of a man that was ejected from a vehicle and completely severed his arm. Officer David Joy, Palm Beach Gardens Police Department CALL OF THE YEAR – FIRE High Angle Rescue Incident where three different departments worked together to save a window washer in danger. NORTH PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE Engine 67: Chief Scott Freseman, Amanda Gates, Frank Winewski, John Abdu Rescue 67: Deputy Chief Louis Giarrusso, Michael Hobbs, Fred Vaccaro PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE Battalion 61 : John Mclaughlin PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE Battalion 34: Todd Turner EMS 34: Adrian Castro EMS 19: Edgar Harvey Engine 19: Eric Price, Phil Moynihan, Mike Calano Rescue 19: Pete Meyer, Anthony Dejesus, Mike Addie Special Ops Truck 19: Sam Adler, Brian Walshe Engine 34: Eric Johnson, Michael Berger, Wesley Guillermo Rescue 34: James Brothers, Raul Leon, Jesse Cabrera Special Ops Truck 34: Pete Ramos, Drew Reyburn Call of the Year Recipients Noel Martinez, Chief JD Armstrong, Deputy Chief Volunteer Louis Giarrusso