Excitement was in the air as guests entered the stunning Heritage Ballroom at Sycuan Casino Resort on Thursday, October 17th to celebrate this year’s 8 chosen heroes. In addition to honoring the heroes, the chamber was honored to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol (RSVP) program and had the entire team in attendance. This evening is our opportunity to come together and honor those dedicated to La Mesa citizens from law enforcement, the fire district, the paramedic field, and the retired senior volunteer patrol.

This year’s heroes that were honored were American Medical Response – EMT Jordan Ratty and Paramedics Bryan Earley and Saul Enciso, Heartland Fire & Rescue Fire Engineer Steve Harris, Heartland Communications Facility Authority –Fire Communications Supervisor Shannon Hays Calderon, La Mesa Police Department –Detective James Sampugnaro, and Officers Nora Allsberry and Alex Ohlendorf. The chamber honored the 30th anniversary of the RSVP program with a plaque presented to Police Chief Ray Sweeney commemorating this milestone in the history of the police department.

The Chamber is grateful to the sponsors who made this evening possible. We thank our Title Sponsor – Sycuan Casino Resort and Presenting Sponsors – EDCO and AMR. They were joined by Broadway Sponsor –SDG&E, Hollywood Sponsor – Kirk Paving, Inc., Production Sponsors -Cabrillo Credit Union, North Island Credit Union, The Kitzman Family and Wellgreens, Entertainer Sponsors – A.I.C., Amanda Hammett Insurance & Financial Services – State Farm, California Coast Credit Union – La Mesa, Cox Communications, Feeding the Flock SD, Lily’s Manufactured Homes and US Bank, Gold Sponsors – Carl Burger Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM World, DaBella, Deano’s Pub, UC San Diego Health and Westmont of La Mesa. We are grateful to our Printing Sponsor -AAA Imaging and Graphic Designer -Kostedt Design & Marketing. The evening was captured by Director of Photography Sandra Small Photography. She was joined by Lemon Grove Media & Communications who also captured our evening with photos and performed our social media coverage.

Photos By: Lemon Grove Media & Communications

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