Calling all heroes! Red Cross seeks your nominees for annual community awards

ALTOONA — Do you know a hero living in our community? Someone who has saved a life or whose actions inspire others? The American Red Cross of Northwest Wisconsin is now accepting nominations of just those types of community heroes for our 2021 Heroes Breakfast awards.

Each year, the American Red Cross recognizes everyday heroes in northwest Wisconsin with awards and an event based on nominations from their neighbors, co-workers, friends and family members. We’re looking to you for nominations of people who have performed heroic acts in 2020 along a handful of categories.

Whether they’re stepping up to assist during a medical emergency or helping others through a lifetime of volunteerism, heroes reflect what is best about our community. They also inspire others to follow their example.

Hero nominations are accepted in seven categories:

• Adult Good Samaritan

• Youth Good Samaritan (age 18 or younger)

• Community Hero

• From the Heart Hero

• Lifetime Hero

• Military Hero

• Health Care Hero

A full description of each category and a nomination form are available on the event website: https://americanredcross.wufoo.com/forms/r1k5dmuc0y5w5ly/. You can also call Kyle Kriegl at (715) 271-8395 to request a nomination form.

Nominees may come from any of the Red Cross Northwest Wisconsin Chapter’s 17 counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pierce, Pepin, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor and Washburn. Nominations are open until Dec. 31, 2020.

Selected heroes are scheduled to be honored at the Heroes Breakfast celebration on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at the Florian Gardens in Eau Claire.

About the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.