2020 Positive Action Award: Hanover Area First Responders
The Positive Action Award is given to an organization or business that positively contributes to meeting the needs of the Hanover region and works together with community members toward a cooperative vision that suggests ways to manage growth.
The 2020 Positive Action Award recipients are the first responders for the Hanover Area, including Penn Township Police Department, Hanover Borough Police Department, and Hanover Area Fire and Rescue.
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2020 started off much the same as any other past year, but it quickly became a roller coaster. While "non-essential" workers were ordered to stay at home, all police and fire department personnel continued to faithfully report for duty. The police administration monitored and acted upon reports from the state and federal governments, which led to modifications and restrictions on the way they conducted day-to-day business, both on the streets and internally. Personnel continued to provide protection, while now facing an invisible enemy for which they could not turn away from and avoid.
Work of this kind is inherently dangerous and stressful. Despite this, these men and women choose this profession out of a sense of duty and the desire to help other people. 2020 was a year like no other, chock full of events that most responders would not imagine seeing in an entire lifetime, and yet, they faced it in a span of 10 months. What an extraordinary feat! Personnel of the Hanover Borough Police Department, Penn Township Police Department, and Hanover Area Fire and Rescue never once wavered in their commitment to providing services to the community in 2020. Their professionalism and resilience are an inspiration to us all, and they are more than deserving of this recognition.
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2020 Positive Action Award!
The Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Business Awards Ceremony virtually throughout the month of March. The event was presented by APPI Energy and KLK Welding.