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Red Cross volunteer Jennifer was out to lunch when she noticed another man choking on his food. She quickly sprung into action, saving the man's life.

Jeff, a healthcare worker at Akron General's heart catheterization laboratory, helped save one man's life when he had an emergency and when he needed a lifesaving procedure.

Seven-year-old Evelyn came to the rescue when she heard her neighbor screaming for help nextdoor. Without her quick thinking and heroic response, the situation could've been much worse.

Chris is a teacher at the Medina County Career Center and has Red Cross training - training that kicked in when a student needed it.

Davey Tree employee Ashley Wise was beginning her morning at the company's headquarters when she noticed her colleague was in distress. Realizing the person was choking, Ashley remembered the first aid training she received nearly 20 years ago and started giving back blows. She then performed stomach thrusts and was able to dislodge the food blocking her co-worker's airway.

No one will argue the fact that firefighters are heroes. But when a firefighter, or in this case a fire chief, takes time out of his already busy schedule to organize blood drives, it's going above and beyond his call of duty. That's the story you'll hear today, the story of Columbia Township Fire Department  Chief Ray Anthony, an American Red Cross Blood Hero.

We continue our countdown to the American Red Cross of North Central Ohio's Hero Awards with the story of Pam Oglesbee. Pam is a retired Registered Nurse who was one of the first to volunteer to administer COVID-19 vaccinations at clinics around Putnam County during the onset of the pandemic. Pam is the inaugural recipient of the Clara Ayres Award for Extraordinary Service, and rightly so, as you'll hear.

Tiffin Police Officer Christofer Perry spoke with our host, Christy Peters, about the day he was called to perform a welfare check and wound up saving the life of a man he wasn't even there to check on.

Cassie Cisar and Marissa Smith are coworkers for a local transportation company for adults with disabilities and Susan Miller is an assistant manager of a local storer.  Little did any of then know that one day that their lives would be forever changed and connected after a road rage shooting in Amherst Township.

Melissa Roszman is a caregiver and was working in an elderly community when she saw smoke coming from a nearby apartment. Without hesitating, Melissa sprung into action, potentially saving a life that day.

Findlay Police Officer Nicholas Price joined our host of this episode, Kyle Adam, to talk about the day of the Findlay Art Walk, and how his training kicked in when a local man was suffering a medical emergency.

Northern Ohio Red Cross Volunteer Paul Hiszem tells about his recent deployment to Canada as part of the relief effort amid the country's worst wildfire season in 30 years.

Demeatrice Nance has been advocating for her Sickle Cell Warrior, Makenzie, since she was diagnosed after birth in October of 2003. Since then she's become a champion for blood donation and a hero to sickle cell patients everywhere.