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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Real Heroes Recognition award. The award honors outstanding residents of Kern County who have committed meritorious acts or exhibited exemplary service in the community. The person you are nominating must have demonstrated the action within the year 2009

The Real Heroes Recognition Luncheon date and location will be announced at a later date. The event recognizes community members who have exhibited exemplary behavior or participated in the saving of a life.

Congressman Kevin McCarthy will be serving as the honorary Chairperson of this year’s event as he has for the past seven years..

Categories for the 2010 awards are: Educator, EMT/Safety, Firefighter, Law Enforcement, Medical Professional, Military, Outstanding Role Model – Adult: Outstanding Role Model – Group: Outstanding Role Model – Youth, and Fallen Hero. Nominees for the awards will be accepted through Jan. 15, 2010 and announced on Jan. 28, 2010. Award recipients are selected by a panel of community leaders in February. The recipients will be announced at a media party at Young Wooldridge that will be scheduled a week prior to the luncheon.

Winners in each of the categories as well as their sponsors will be invited to attend the luncheon. Contest entry materials can be obtained at the American Red Cross-Kern Chapter office at 5035 Gilmore Avenue or by calling 324-6427 or 1-800-498-4882.

Information about Real Heroes Luncheon sponsorships and attendance may be obtained by calling Lorraine Castro, CEO or Jennifer Perfect, Disaster and Volunteer Coordinator at American Red Cross-Kern Chapter at 324-6427 or 1-800-498-4882.
 

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Community members or businesses may nominate an individual or group for a Real Heroes Award. Nominees must reside in the County of Kern and event taken place anywhere from January 2009 to December 2009. The nominator must submit a clearly stated, detailed description of why the nominee is being nominated in the Real Hero category. Any supporting documentation including news reports, articles, or names of witnesses for verification should be emailed to The Kern County Red Cross contact. Winners will be selected by a group of community leaders and will be recognized at the "Real Heroes - A Tribute to Heroism" ceremony to be announced.

Email Contact for the Kern County Red Cross: director@kernredcross.org
 

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