Northeastern New York Heroes

Hilton Garden Inn, Troy, NY

On Tuesday, October 29, the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York will honor a new class of “Real Heroes” – individuals whose acts of service and bravery have helped save live in our community.

Join our host, John Gray of News10 ABC, along with event chairs Kate Otis and Laura Petrovic, for an inspirational morning to honor the selfless actions of these everyday heroes.

We look forward to celebrating Real Heroes with you on October 29!

Online ticket sales are closed. Please contact Kaitlyn Van Dyke at kaitlyn.vandyke@redcross.org or 518-694-5108 for ticket information.

October 29, 2019

8:00 a.m.

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Hilton Garden Inn

235 Hoosick Street
Troy, NY 12180

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Our 2019 Heroes

Philly Dake Award - Rob Coughlin

Animal Rescue - Josh Grassi

Blood Donor - Stefanie & Josh Bitter

First Responder - Tom Christie, John Courter, Jeff Guzy, Tim Reilly and others

Good Samaritan - Jean D'Angelo, Liz Filippone, Grace Furdon-Reinhardt, & Lily Habich

Law Enforcement - Christopher Czachor & James Oliveto

Medical - Alex Stevens

Military - Pat Piccirilli

Youth Good Samaritan - Meka Boncie-Machin

Real Heroes Breakfast Sponsors

You can support the Red Cross and help us honor local heroes by becoming a sponsor of the Real Heroes Breakfast. For more information, please contact Kaitlyn Van Dyke at 518-694-5108 or email kaitlyn.vandyke@redcross.org.

We look forward to celebrating Real Heroes with you on October 29!

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Guardians

Protectors

Berkshire Bank

CDTA

Fenimore Asset Management & FAM Funds

M&T Bank

Renaissance Hotel

Advocates

BlueShield of Northeastern New York

CBRE-Albany

Harris Beach PLLC

Pinnacle Human Resources

Regeneron

Rose & Kiernan, Inc.

TL Metzger & Associates

The Rosenblum Companies

Saratoga National Bank & Trust Company

Media Sponsors

Our 2018 Real Heroes

Watch the stories from our 2018 Heroes

Nominate Your Hero

Thank you for taking the time to honor your local hero with your nomination for the Real Heroes Breakfast. Please take a few moments to fill out the form below. You can also download a form here.

Please submit your hero nomination by August 31, 2020

Nominations are reviewed by an external committee. All nominators and nominees will be notified by September 20, 2020 whether or not they will be honored at the Real Heroes Breakfast 2020.

Hero Award Categories

9-1-1 Dispatch: Presented to a 9-1-1 dispatcher whose life-saving action exemplifies the very highest standards of their calling.
Animal Rescue: Presented to the family of a pet who was instrumental in saving a life, or an ordinary citizen who was instrumental in saving an animal’s life.
Blood Donor: Presented to an ordinary citizen who has helped save countless lives with blood donations.
Fire Rescue: Presented to a firefighter, volunteer or paid, whose life-saving actions exemplify the very highest standards of their calling.
Good Neighbor: Presented to an ordinary citizen or professional rescuer involved in rescuing a person from a lifethreatening situation.
Good Samaritan: Presented to an ordinary citizen who used life-saving skills to save the life of another.
Law Enforcement: Presented to a law enforcement officer whose life-saving action exemplifies the highest standards of their calling.
Medical: Presented to a medical professional, an organization, or an ordinary citizen whose life-saving action exemplifies the very highest standards of their calling.
Military: Presented to a member of the Armed Forces (active or retired, commissioned or non-commissioned) whose life-saving actions exemplify the very highest standards of their calling.

Nomination Form

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