Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps held its 35th Annual Installation Dinner Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Sea Star Ballroom in downtown Riverhead. The corps swore in its board of directors and officers and honored top responders, members who reached service milestones, corpsman of the year, rookie of the year and lifesavers. One longtime member was honored with a lifetime achievement award.
The corps honored its top responders of 2013, pictured below with Chief Joseph Oliver, from left:
1st: Amanda Paparatto, 337 calls
2nd: John Mazzucca, 304 calls
3rd: Peter Kane Jr., 286 calls
4th: Diane Birkel, 267 calls (not pictured)
5th: Sameer Anand, 236 calls
6th: Kristen Kurtz, 219 calls
7th: Corrine Kindya, 217 calls
8th: Garrett Lake, 217 calls
9th: Alexander Caceres, 210 calls
10th: Joseph Sokolski, 199 calls (not pictured)
Walker “Sonny” Turner was honored as a 30-year member. He was not in attendance Saturday night.
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Thirty-three year member Betty Harris received a lifetime achievement award. It was only the second such award ever to be given in RVAC history. See separate story.
RiverheadLOCAL photos by Peter Blasl
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