Rosa Maher received the Public Safety Volunteer of the Year Award from the city of Laurel for receiving a Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce (CMC) Spirit Award for her outstanding contributions to the Laurel community through her work with Laurel’s Office of Emergency Management Canteen Committee. 

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Rosa Maher Courtesy photo/Laurel Volunteer Fire Department

The CMC awards recognize the accomplishments of the region’s civil servants and chamber members/ volunteers, according to a press release, and the contributions and service of these individuals to their communities to make them a better place.

Maher is a life member of the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD). She has served as the LVFD’s treasurer and on the LVFD Auxiliary.