Red Cross Selects Winners of East Idaho Real Heroes
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The following is a news release from the American Red Cross.
IDAHO FALLS — The American Red Cross of Greater Idaho has closed the nominations period for the 2016 East Idaho Real Heroes Awards. The Red Cross second annual East Idaho Real Heroes event will take place on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Idaho Falls. The event celebrates individuals whose extraordinary actions designate them as heroes—everyday people who have put themselves in harm’s way or have risked their lives to save another.
“We are excited with the many nominations we have received this year and cannot wait to share their stories with the people of East Idaho,” said Liza Leonard, Idaho Red Cross board member and Chair of the East Idaho Real Heroes event committee. “While we wait for the list of winners from our selection committee, we are hard at work preparing for our award ceremony in February and are grateful to the many sponsors and supporters that have come on board to help us with this year’s event.”
The 11 winners will be announced on February 25 at the Red Cross’s signature event. The following categories will each have a winner:
Fire Safety Hero–Presented to a professional or volunteer firefighter or an ordinary citizen involved in a fire-related incident whose lifesaving action went above and beyond the call of duty.
Law Enforcement Hero–Presented to a member of law enforcement or 911 dispatcher whose lifesaving action went above and beyond the call of duty.
Military Hero –Presented to a member of the Armed Forces (active or retired) whose lifesaving action went above and beyond the call of duty.
Youth Hero –Presented to a youth (18 or younger) who applied lifesaving skills to save the life of another.
Medical Hero–Presented to a medical professional or organization whose lifesaving actions went above and beyond the call of duty.
Search and Rescue Hero–Presented to a person or organization responsible for saving one or more lives as a result of a search and rescue operation.
Animal Rescue Hero–Presented to a person who saved an animal’s life or to an animal who saved a person’s life.
Workplace Hero–Presented to an ordinary citizen who saved a life at the office, at a construction job, or in any other workplace environment.
Water Safety Hero–Presented to an ordinary citizen or professional rescuer responsible for rescuing a person in a water environment.
Blood Donor Hero–Presented to a person who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to donate lifesaving blood to the Red Cross.
Spirit of the Red Cross Hero–Presented to a person or organization whose lifesaving action embodies the spirit of the Red Cross.
The Red Cross’s inaugural East Idaho Real Heroes event in 2015 was made possible because of the generous support of local organizations. We wish to acknowledge and thank them for their support here: Ball Ventures, Bingham Memorial Hospital, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Idaho National Library, Melaleuca, Teton Toyota/Volkswagen Dealership; Bank of Idaho, Bank of Commerce, Century Link, Key Bank, Mountain View Hospital, ServePro, and The Watkins Company. Many of the same companies have offered their support again this year.
You can help people affected by disasters like home fires as well as countless other crises at home and around the world, by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for and provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance in response to disasters. To make a donation, go to www.redcross.org/idaho .