They’re the people who lift up our veterans. They are CPR trained. They change the world one child at a time. They put out fires and protect our communities. They feed the hungry and care for those experiencing homelessness. They are our Community Heroes and they stepped forward like never before this last year. These […]
Our virtual Rocky Mountain Hero Celebration presented by CoBank was a success! Thank you to our heroes, hosts, attendees, those who donated and our event sponsors! We joined together virtually to celebrate a year of extraordinary giving and tremendous courage in 2020. This past year has seen struggles turn into inspiration in a variety of […]
Newer Police Officer Saves Five Lives in His First Year to Win Award In December of 2019, Officer Landon Guzzo achieved solo status with the Parker Police Department. During his first year of solo status, Officer Guzzo was credited with saving five lives on five different calls for service. In one of those cases, Officer […]
Newer Police Officer Saves Five Lives in His First Year to Win Award In December of 2019, Officer Landon Guzzo achieved solo status with the Parker Police Department. During his first year of solo status, Officer Guzzo was credited with saving five lives on five different calls for service. In one of those cases, Officer […]
On July 31, 2020 Delta County Sheriff Sergeant Travis Lackey responded to a report of a suicidal male in the town of Eckert in Delta County. The male party had a pistol and was threatening suicide. His wife was with him attempting to talk him out of his intentions. After arriving on scene, Sergeant Lackey […]
Fire Department awarded for work during 2020 wildland fire season In August 2020, wildland fire erupted across northern Colorado, displacing thousands of people. Poudre Fire Authority worked tirelessly for weeks ensuring its community was protected and a fire support plan was in place. Many firefighters left their own homes that were also in danger, in order […]
Community Hero Grand Junction Mutual Aid A Community Effort Mutual Aid, at its core, is a community effort. These more informal organizations, run by everyday people and the working class, are better equipped to identify the main problems facing their communities by looking at the issues from the inside. Nonprofits and community organizations come together […]
Community Hero Cadet Kristen McKenney Selfless in Her Service In addition to being ranked near the top of her class militarily and despite the hectic schedule that USAFA cadets have, Cadet First Class Kristen McKenney has volunteered over 220 hours of her time over the past 18 months. She serves the Colorado Springs community through […]
Lawrence Goshon is an outreach worker at the University of Colorado Hospital for the hospital-based violence intervention program called the “At Risk Intervention and Mentoring (AIM)”, employed through the Gang Rescue and Support Project (G.R.A.S.P.). As an outreach worker, Lawrence responds at bedside and in the community with patients and families who have sustained an […]
In September 2020, as part of her science class, Annabelle Alcorn’s 3rd grade online class discussed the impacts of the Western wildfires on bird species. Later that same day, 9-year-old Miss Alcorn overheard her father discussing the American Red Cross of Colorado’s wildfire response (i.e., number of people in shelters, the cost for food and […]