Southern Tier Chapter

Southern Tier Chapter’s Real Heroes Event

For more than a decade, the American Red Cross has recognized the Real Heroes of the Corning, Finger Lakes, and Southern Tier communities. Please join us in continuing the tradition of recognizing the individuals that exemplify the Red Cross Mission through their life-saving actions. Read

For Sponsorship Information, scroll to our Sponsorships Section.

To nominate someone from the Southern Tier Chapter to be a Real Hero, scroll to our Nominations Section.

To make a donation to the Red Cross Southern Tier Chapter, click the button below

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Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023

Time: 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Binghamton

Address: 225 Water Street, Binghamton, NY 13901

Sponsorships

Are you interested in having your business support the Real Heroes Event? Click the button below for details on sponsorship levels and marketing benefits. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Rivera, Regional Philanthropy Officer at michael.rivera3@redcross.org or (607) 238-6187.

Download a sponsorship packet

Nominations

Do you know a Real Hero? Nominations for our 2023 are closed, but we are always accepting nominations for next year’s award ceremony. To nominate a local hero, click the button below to download the nomination form and email it to STRealHeroes@redcross.org or mail it to:

American Red Cross, c/o Real Heroes Event,
620 E. Main Street, Endicott, NY 13760

If you have any questions, reach out to us at STRealHeroes@redcross.org.

Download Hero Nomination Form

Nomination Guidelines

The story must have taken place between January 1, 2023, and January 31, 2024.
Nominations are due by January 31, 2024.
Nominees must live in, or the action must have occurred in Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Tioga, Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, or Sullivan Counties in NY, or Susquehanna County in PA.
If chosen as a Hero, nominees must be available for videotaped interviews in person or through virtual platforms.
If chosen as a Hero, nominees must be amicable to promotion of this event through various media platforms (social media, print and TV).
If chosen as a Hero, nominees must be available for the awards breakfast that traditionally takes place in May.

For questions, email us at STRealHeroes@redcross.org.