Cobb to honor public safety heroes
The Cobb Chamber will present the 2012 Public Safety Employee of the Year Award as well as the Medal of Valor, Award of Merit and the Distinguished Achievement Award at a breakfast Monday to kick-off the 14th annual Public Safety Appreciation Week.
The breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Cobb Galleria Centre, 2 Galleria Parkway.
Chris Allen, founder of Hunting for Heroes, an organization that provides recreational therapy and counseling for law enforcement officers severely injured in the line of duty, will be the guest speaker.
Cobb EMC and Northside Hospital are sponsoring the breakfast. Information: 770-859-2350 or aselby@cobbchamber.org.
About the Author
Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
