Northern Valley EMS Inc. recently had its annual roundtable luncheon at their headquarters in Ormrod.

NOVA presents objectives of the organization, community outreach activities, legislative concerns, and financial standings to local community officials and representatives during a lunch prepared by the NOVA Auxiliary volunteers.

In addition to the board of directors, representatives from the offices of state Sen. Pat Brown, R-16th, and state Rep. Gary Day, R-187th, and state Rep. Zack Mako, R-183rd, attended.

Local officials from the Borough of Slatington and Heidelberg and North Whitehall townships also attended.

During the meeting, Jason Breidinger, board of director and public relations chair, presented Donald Steffy with an award for more than 25 years of dedicated service as a volunteer board of director.

Steffy retired as a director at the end of his term but will continue to stay involved as a volunteer with NOVA.

NOVA Auxiliary President Marie Dean surprised the board of directors with a donation of $20,000 presented to board President Kevin A. Schmidt.