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American Red Cross Honors Butte County Heroes
The American Red Cross Three Rivers Chapter is pleased to announce the selection of twelve local heroes who will be honored during the Chapter’s Black Tie Dinner May 16, 2008.
As a community leader in emergency preparedness, prevention and response, the American Red Cross is honoring individuals whose extraordinary acts of courage and kindness make them someone’s hero. “This is an opportunity for the community to say thank you,” said Martha Griese, CEO of the Three Rivers Chapter.
Individuals being honored on May 16 are:
• Law Enforcement Hero - Jeff McNulty (Oroville) Performed CPR to save the life of a victim of an explosion
• Campus Hero - William Schierenbeck (Oroville) Responded to a hostage situation at a local High School
• Community Volunteer - Man - Darryl Spressard (Durham) Exceptional Volunteerism
• Community Volunteer - Woman - Sandra Sim (Chico) Exceptional Volunteerism
• Animal Hero – “Please” (Chico) Search and Rescue K-9 for 12 years
• Medical Hero - Garrett Needles (Oroville) Performed life saving CPR on a fellow firefighter
• Spirit of the American Red Cross - Lezlie Morrow (Magalia) Exceptional Volunteerism with animal rescue and other community services
• Good Samaritan - Woman - Roberta Kirshner (Durham) Running a Foundation for Wild Animals and Exceptional Volunteerism
• Good Samaritan - Man - Kenneth Ramey (Chico) Responded to a shooting in a local shopping center
• Good Samaritan – Youth - Felicia Green (Oroville) Exceptional humanitarianism
• Education Hero - Curtis “Shag” Welty (Chico) Performed life saving CPR to save a student’s life
• Fire Rescue Hero - Joe Deal (Chico) Saved a woman from a house fire
This will be the second Black Tie Fundraiser for the Red Cross in Chico, and the first time for the event to incorporate honoring Local Heroes. Reflecting the mission of the American Red Cross, which brings together ordinary people who donate their time, energy and expertise to help others in their community or around the world, the “Real Hero” event honors those who reflect the Red Cross slogan “Together We CAN Save a Life!”
The fundraising event will be held Friday, May 16 at the Big Room at Sierra Nevada Brewery from 6 – 11 p.m. and will include a silent auction, sit-down dinner, award presentation ceremony and dancing to live music by the Rockhounds.
TICKET SALES: Tickets for the event are on sale now. Call 891-0885 for more information. Corporate Sponsorships and Table Sponsorships are still available. Silent Auction donations are welcome! Contact holly19@sbcglobal.net for details on how to donate.
Special Thanks to the Following Sponsors:
Event Sponsors: Bank of America, BloodSource, Pacific Gas & Electric, Highway Motors, Sierra Nevada, Enloe Medical Center, Balken Construction, Inc.
Media Partners: Chico News & Review, Radio Chico (KPIG, KALF, The Point, KFM), Tri-County Newspapers
In Kind Contributors: Quadco Printing, Inland Business Systems, Awards Company, Aramark, Flowers by Rochelle, Schubert’s.
ABOUT THREE RIVERS CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
The Three Rivers Chapter of the American Red Cross has been serving the North Sacramento Valley of California since 1913. Local volunteers from the eight counties we serve have been there in our community when we’ve faced disasters of every kind—we’re a family...and as a family, together we can save a life. With four staff members and more than 300 volunteers, the Three Rivers Red Cross serves almost 500,000 people covering 9,000 square miles! Check out www.threerivers.redcross.org to discover how your chapter of the Red Cross serves your community and how you can be better equipped to help save a life.
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. It provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. www.redcross.org
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