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Community-minded officer awarded Exchange Club’s annual Book of Golden Deeds award
Rhonda Sanders
Rhonda Sanders sat at a back table at Lion Hill Center, occasionally dabbing her eyes, moist with tears, with the tissue she clutched in her right hand as she listened to Ralph Null’s introduction of the 2020 Book of Golden Deeds recipient.
The Book of Golden Deeds is presented by Exchange Club chapters across the country to those whose community service goes above and beyond. The Columbus chapter has been presenting the annual award since 1972.
For Sanders, it was like listening to her own eulogy as Null ticked off the long list of acts of community service Sanders had either performed herself or directed, a big part of her job in law enforcement for almost 30 years, first with Columbus Police Department and now with Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department.