A Sunnyvale engineer running for office for the first time made history last month when he won his city council race by one vote. This is the first time this has happened in Sunnyvale and after a mandatory recount, Santa Clara County certified the election last week.
Flavaine Carvalho made national headlines this year after using a secret note to ask the boy if he needed help while she was working at the Mrs. Potato restaurant.
Orlando restaurant worker given award for saving boy from possible abuse
By FOX 35 News Staff
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Flavaine Carvalho was given the Good Citizenship Award by Orlando police on Wednesday.
ORLANDO, Fla. - A local restaurant manager who is being credited with saving a young boy from a possibly abusive home was recognized for her quick-thinking by Orlando police on Wednesday.
Flavaine Carvalho received the Good Citizenship Award during a ceremony in Orlando.
Back on New Year s Eve, police say she was working at the Mrs. Potato restaurant on Kirkman Road when she noticed a boy at her table in distress. She then used a secret note to ask him if he needed help.
Flavaine Carvalho made national headlines this year after using a secret note to ask the boy if he needed help while she was working at the Mrs. Potato restaurant on Kirkman Road.