DES MOINES – Who is your hero? Do you know someone who has performed an extraordinary act of courage or dedicated countless hours to a special cause? The American Red Cross is looking for those unheralded and unselfish citizens who have gone above and beyond in their everyday lives.
A hero from both Iowa and Nebraska will be honored Friday, Nov. 25, before a crowd at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City when the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Iowa Hawkeyes play the Heroes Game presented by Hy-Vee. Go to www.hy-vee.com or Redcross.org/HyVee-HeroesGame to nominate your hero.
“There are heroes walking among us every day – the people who put others above themselves – and it is our pleasure to work with Hy-Vee, the University of Nebraska and the University of Iowa to recognize heroes from Iowa and Nebraska,” said Leslie Schaffer, regional executive director of the American Red Cross for Iowa.
People who are nominated to be a hero must be at least 18 years of age and live, work or go to school in either Iowa or Nebraska; however, their act of heroism or good deed need not have occurred in either state. One person from both Iowa and Nebraska will be selected to represent each state Nov. 25 at the Hy-Vee Heroes Game. Recipients will receive four tickets to the game and have their name and hometown inscribed on the Hy-Vee Heroes Game trophy.
Nominations will be accepted Oct. 1 through 24. Nomination forms and rules can be found online at www.hy-vee.com or may be picked up at local Nebraska and Iowa Hy-Vee stores. Nominations may be filled out online or mailed to American Red Cross Iowa Region Office, 2116 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312. All non-winning entries for the Hy-Vee Heroes Game will be considered for recognition at the annual American Red Cross Heroes of the Heartland events in 2017 in Iowa and Nebraska.