Date:  May 28, 2008

Time:  7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m

Location:  Athens Country Club

Cost: $20.00

Call (706) 353-1645 to purchase your ticket.

Click here to nominate your hero!

Throughout East Georgia, ordinary people perform extraordinary lifesaving acts every day. The American Red Cross East Georgia Chapter needs your help to identify and recognize our local heroes for their selflessness and courage.

The 2008 Hometown Heroes Celebration in June will honor local heroes for using their First Aid, CPR, AED training, and other actions to save lives. Proceeds from the celebration benefit local disaster relief, programs and services.

Your Hometown Hero nominee may be a friend or family member, a neighbor, a firefighter, a member of the military or a police officer. The nominee can be a professionally trained life-saver or simply a Good Samaritan.

Hero Categories

Good Samaritan
Presented to an ordinary citizen who has used life saving skills to save a life. (Adult over 21 years)

Good Samaritan Youth
Presented to an ordinary citizen who has used life saving skills to save a life. (Youth under 21 years)

Medical Hero
Presented to a medical professional, organization or an ordinary citizen whose life saving actions have gone above the call of duty.

Law Enforcement Hero
Presented to a law enforcement or 911 dispatch agent whose life saving actions have gone above the call of duty.

Educator/Community Hero
Presented to an educator or community citizen who has used life saving training to save the life of another.

Animal Rescue Hero
Presented to an ordinary citizen who has used life saving training to save the life an animal.

Fire Rescue Hero
Presented to a professional or volunteer firefighter whose life saving actions has gone above the call of duty.

Wilderness Rescue Hero
Presented to an ordinary citizen or professional rescuer involved in rescuing a person in a wilderness environment.

Military Hero
Presented to a member of the armed forces (active/retired, commissioned or non-commissioned) whose life saving actions have beyond the call of duty.

Water Rescue Hero
Presented to an ordinary citizen or professional rescuer involved in rescuing a person in a water environment.

Spirit of the American Red Cross
Presented to a Red Cross volunteer involved in lifesaving disaster relief efforts locally or nationally.

Community Partner Hero
Presented to a community group, neighborhood organization or local company that consistently demonstrates a commitment to making a difference in our community.

Please use separate forms for multiple nominations unless nominating for the Community Partner Hero Award.