We’re Looking for Hometown Heroes – Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things The American Red Cross of Colorado is looking for local heroes to honor at our three Hometown Heroes events in 2019. We need your help in finding people that deserve recognition. A Hometown Hero is typically a local person or organization in our community […]
Every day in our community ordinary people perform extraordinary acts of courage, compassion, community service, and/or life-saving. Those people often respond to emergency situations where time is critical. They step up, see the need and follow through. The American Red Cross of Northern Colorado held a special dinner at the Pelican Lake Golf Club, on […]
The 2018 Heroes Soiree, presented by DCPMidstreamLP, was indeed a night to remember. The event, held at Wings Over The Rockies, had the perfect feel for the Heroic 1940’s theme. “What a night! We heard some fantastic, inspiring hero stories and we are getting a new emergency response vehicle! To use 1940’s language, it was […]
Story by Bill Fortune and Photos by R.W. Firth/American Red Cross The annual tradition of recognizing local heroes in Pueblo, CO was once again a huge success. The evening began with a social hour that included music from the Colorado State University – Pueblo Jazz Combo. They did an excellent job keeping the crowd entertained […]
Colorado Springs, CO, Thursday, February 19, 2018, — Everyday in our community ordinary people perform extraordinary acts of compassion, community service, and life-saving. The American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado has chosen nine heroes to be honored at the event that will be held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs on March 15, 2018 from […]
Pueblo, CO, Thursday, January 25, 2018, — Everyday in our community ordinary people perform extraordinary acts of compassion, community service, and life-saving. The American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado has chosen eight heroes to be honored at the event that will be held at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center in Pueblo on […]
by Patricia Billinger Google “pizza delivery guy CPR” and you’ll come across dozens of news articles from all over the country about Anson Lemmer, a 19-year-old who saved a stranger’s life using the CPR skills he first learned through Red Cross babysitter training when he was just turning into a teenager. His all-American look, humble […]