By Greg Halbleib
BLOOMINGTON – Local heroes are not identified by capes, so the American Red Cross Serving Central Illinois wants you to point them out so they can be recognized.
The organization is taking nominations for the 2018 Central Illinois Heroes Awards. Coleen Moore of the Red Cross said the program has a new category related to one of the Red Cross’s core functions.
“Blood donors, people who may do blood drives, or someone received blood from the Red Cross and received an impact on their life,” Coleen Moore of the Red Cross suggested to WJBC’s Marc Strauss.
Several categories will be recognized during the annual ceremony in early November.
“We’re looking for nominations for health and safety that’s related to someone perfoming CPR or first aid to help an individual, and we’re looking for individuals or even groups,” Moore added.
Lifesavers and difference-makers in the public and private sector are being sought.
“Our public service hero is where someone in the public service has gone above and beyond their call of duty,” Moore said. “The one that we tend to have the most difficult time is for youth volunteers, where those under the age of 18 have gone above and beyond to help another human being.”
Information and nomination forms are at redcross.org/centralillinoisheroes. Deadline is August 31.
Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].
