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Do you know a hero? Nominate a Lifesaver today!

Every year, the American Red Cross honors local heroes who saved another’s life in a moment of critical need. These individuals are nominated in advance by friends and family and the winners are honored at the American Red Cross Lifesaver Awards in March.

It is the people we see, each and every day, reaching out to perfect strangers to help them when they need it most. At times they are risking their lives to save another, or just happen to be in the right place at the right time.  

Have you ever been in a situation where someone has reached out to you when you were in serious trouble?

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What did that mean to you?

That person was your hero. They knew that you were in need and they were there for you when you were at your worst.

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Although they may not feel like heroes, it is their actions that define them as a hero and make them so.

If you know a hero who has courageously saved another in a time of critical need, then visit the local American Red Cross website and complete the nomination form before November 1, 2013.

The criteria to nominate a lifesaver are as follows: the nominee must have responded courageously to someone in acute distress; the lifesaving event must have occurred in the recent past and the nominee must live in the Bi-state area.

We all appreciate the heroes in our lives and they deserve our deepest and most sincere gratitude.

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