American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75 recognized the Gloucester 911 dispatchers in honor of National Public Safety Telecommunications week. Last Wednesday, some of the Auxiliarists stopped by the sheriff’s office to deliver a gift basket and the group was invited in to meet the dispatchers on duty. “What an impressive operation and amazing group of ladies we met,” Cheryl Knapke said. Standing left to right are member Cheryl Slavnik (holding granddaughter Talia Slavnik), Melanie Hummel, Jennifer Anlauf, Knapke, dispatcher Liz Simmons; in front are member Julie Coates, dispatcher Nicole Spoke, member Janet Mooneyham, dispatcher Lauren Elmore and future member Patricia Mooneyham.
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