A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!
The Red Cross
The American Red Cross is looking for local heroes! Do you know someone who has performed an extraordinary act of courage? Or someone who has dedicated countless hours to a special cause? The Red Cross wants to honor and celebrate these individuals at the Heroes of the Heartland event scheduled for April 1, 2011 at Indian Hills Community College. The meal will be catered by the Culinary Arts students at Indian Hills Community College.
Heroic categories include:
Youth Good Samaritan
Adult Good Samaritan
Senior Good Samaritan
Community Impact
Fire & Rescue
Law Enforcement
Military
911 Dispatcher
Health Care Worker
International Impact
Nomination Guidelines: Heroism need not involve the direct saving of a life. If nominating for a heroic event, the event must have occurred between December 1, 2009 and November 30, 2010. For other categories, the service should be ongoing and/or exemplary. Nomination forms must be received by Monday, January 31, 2011. Selection of heroes is done by southern Iowa business and community leaders, including Red Cross supporters. In order to be eligible for nomination, heroes must live, work or go to school in any of the following counties: Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe and Wapello counties.
Please contact the Southern Prairie Chapter for a nomination form by calling (641) 682-4571; by visiting www.southernprairie.redcross.org ; or by emailing holstromb@gmail.
Join us in honoring our community heroes at the annual Heroes of the Heartland breakfast Friday, April 1, 2011, at Indian Hills Community College Dining Room.
