Vermont Business MagazineThe New Hampshire and Vermont Region of the American Red Cross and Co-operative Insurance Companies are once again honoring heroes in Vermont by celebrating “everyday people” and the heroic things they do in our community. The Everyday Heroes Awards are celebrated all over the country at which the American Red Cross honors people who personify our mission of service and help in local communities. Along with our title sponsor Co-operative Insurance Companies, the American Red Cross will honor local heroes at the2018 Everyday Heroes AwardsonApril 11, 2018.
Everyday heroes are all around us – the good Samaritan who intervenes when someone is in an accident, or the watchful neighbor seeing a need in a community. These awards shine light on selflessness of heart and heroism of character.
An event like this couldn’t happen without the help and support of our sponsors:
Title Sponsor:
Co-operative Insurance
Media Sponsor:
NBC5
Hero Award Sponsor:
NFP Insurance
Corporate Sponsor:
Northeast Delta Dental
Community Sponsors:
Comcast
NBT Bank
PC Construction
Vermont Gas
The2018 Everyday Heroes Awardsare presented by the American Red Cross and our title sponsor, Co-operative Insurance Companies.
When:Wednesday, April 11, 2018, from5:30pm to 8:30pm.
Where:DoubleTree by Hilton, Burlington Vermont Hotelat870 Williston Road, SouthBurlington, VT
Ticket Price: Single ticket for $30, or a table of 8 for $225.
Includes: admittance to the event and heavy hors d’oeuvres.Purchase tickets here:www.redcross.org/vermontheroes
For information on sponsoring or attending this heartwarming event, go tohttp://www.redcross.org/local/new-hampshire-vermont/everyday-heroes-vt.
Questions can be directed to Stephanie at[email protected].
Vermont Everyday Heroes Award Winners 2018
Gerald Hornung
Shelburne, VT(Chittenden County)
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=d0984692f7&view=fimg&th=16297…" style="float:left; height:188px; width:182px" />Gerald “Jed” Hornung has been volunteering for the American Red Cross for more than 70 years. Jed’s tireless work for the Red Cross began at an early age.Jed took on leadership ofhis local Junior Red Cross (JRC) chapter in Oklahoma City. After a series of city, state and regional elections throughout the Mid-West, Jed became the first-ever Youth Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for the JRC. As its Youth Chairman, Jed traveled across the U.S. speaking tothousands of people on behalf of the Red Cross culminating in 1947, when Jed was the youth speaker at the National Red Cross Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, which was attended by more than 4,000 adults and 1,000 young people from across the U.S. Today, Jed lives in Vermont with his wife,Jini, and continues to support and advocate forthe American Red Cross.
Ilka Pritchard
Burlington, VT(Chittenden County)
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=d0984692f7&view=fimg&th=16297…" style="float:left; height:174px; width:187px" />In 2014, Ilka Pritchard volunteered for an event called the Spectrum Sleep Out, a fundraiser for Spectrum Youth and Family Services. Since then, she’s become one of Spectrum’s most dedicated volunteers as well as volunteering for The Empty Bowl, Spectrum’s other annual fundraiser. On Thanksgiving Day, you’ll find her preparing hot meals for Spectrum kids. In a recent blog post for Spectrum, Ilka wrote, “It is my wish that the youth we serve feel the love and care that we put into these efforts and that it gives them hope --- because hope is something money can’t buy.”
Cameron Greene
Rutland, VT(Rutland County)
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=d0984692f7&view=fimg&th=16297…" style="float:left; height:164px; width:198px" />Cameron Greene was outside having lunch when he noticed his friend, Joe Anderson, desperately signaling that he couldn’t breathe. Cameron recalled an emergency aid poster that used to hang just outside the school lunchroom, and, remembering its instructions, he began to apply abdominal thrusts, which dislodged the obstruction from Joe’s throat. While many adults take First Aid and CPR classes, wondering if they’ll know what to do when that critical moment arises, Cameron’s quick reaction resulted in Joe’s ability to breathe again.
JeremyDunster
Graniteville, VT(Washington County)
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=d0984692f7&view=fimg&th=16297…" style="float:left; height:179px; width:194px" />JeremeyDunsterwas just starting his day, when his dog Carmen began to whine as if something was wrong. Jeremy took her outside to discover that the two-family apartment building next door to his home was in flames. After notifying his own family and calling for help, Jeremy ran to the burning building, where he forced in the door of the downstairs resident and helped him out of the building. He then fought his way upstairs through the flames to alert a woman and her teenaged son, who lived on the second story. Thanks to Jeremy’s heroic efforts and quick thinking, with a notable assist from Carmen, only one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and the devastating fire claimed no casualties.
Norwich University
Norwich, VT(Washington County)
For more than a decade, Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont has been hosting student-driven semi-annual blood drives on campus. These drives are notoriously successful, and since 2006 they have collected more than 8,600 units of blood. In October of 2017, dozens of cadets from the University participated in a Sound the Alarm event in nearby Williamstown, Vermont where they installed 466 smoke alarms in local homes, making it the most successful single-day smoke alarm installation event in our New Hampshire / Vermont region. These events and so many more are made possible by Norwich University’s Center for Civic Engagement. The work of Norwich University students in their community is a shining example of youth leadership and academic engagement in service of others. Accepting the award on behalf of Norwich University are MeredithHalikand JackLabonte, who have been instrumental in organizing the blood drives in recent years, and Aidan Gaffney who coordinated cadet participation in Sound the Alarm.
About Everyday Heroes Awards:
The American Red Cross established the Everyday Heroes Awards in an effort to raise public awareness of local heroes who reflect the mission of the Red Cross by responding in time of need with selfless acts of courage and compassion.The awards are presented by the New Hampshire / Vermont Region of the American Red Cross, Co-operative Insurance Companies, NBC-5, and our community sponsors.If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for the 2018 Everyday Heroes Awards, download ourSponsorship Formor email[email protected].
About the Co-operative Insurance Companies:
Co-operative Insurance Companies are based in Middlebury, Vermont and have been meeting insurance needs since 1915. They are a member-owned, non-assessable co-operative committed to protecting farms, homes, autos and businesses through fast and fair claim service and local operations. They have an A.M. Best financial rating of A (excellent) and do business throughout Vermont and New Hampshire through a network of local independent insurance agents. For more information, please visitwww.co-opinsurance.com
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies more than 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visitredcross.orgor join our blog atblog.redcross.org.
Source:BURLINGTON, VT. - Thursday, April 5, 2018—The New Hampshire and Vermont Region of the American Red Cross