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Sarasota News Leader January 4, 2013 Page 55 SARASOTA POLICE RECOGNIZE AND THANK VOLUNTEERS During a recent Awards Dinner, the Sarasota Police Department and the City of Sarasota expressed gratitude for the contributions made by 73 citizen volunteers, the city has announced. Among those honored were Volunteer of the Year Tom Solomon; Outstanding Volunteers Ron Bledsoe, Charlie Mericle, Sandy Savage and Leon Warshaw; and the winner of the Brachle Award, A.P. Raghavendra, a news release says. In the past 12 months, citizen volunteers have donated 13,638 hours of unpaid service to the City of Sarasota, the release says. Officer Danny Robbins, who is the volunteer coordinator, ���receives valuable assistance��� from volunteer Carolyn Fishel, who is the citizen volunteer coordinator, the release adds. Fishel, Bledsoe, Martha Bohn and Don Herklotz each volunteered more than 1,000 hours during 2012, the release adds. Among officials attending the dinner were City The Brachle Award recognizes dedicated ser- Manager Thomas Barwin, Deputy City Manvice under difficult circumstances, the release ager Marlon Brown, Vice Mayor Willie Shaw, notes. Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, then-Acting Police Chief Paul Sutton, incoming Police Chief The award is named for its first recipient, in Bernadette DiPino and Capt. Lucius Bonner. 2001 ��� Bob Brachle ��� who continued to serve after a double amputation necessitated Volunteer Julie Clarke coordinated the dinner, the his use of a wheelchair, the release points out. release notes. The volunteers donated the food. City of Sarasota volunteers are honored for their hours of work in 2012. Contributed photo