Christoph Goergen
A blood donor with more than 1000 donations to his credit.
IAA Award: James E. MacLennan Everyday Hero
This award recognizes those, who in their everyday lives, have served others steadily with countless small, yet effective, acts of kindness and time commitment; founded, been involved in, or led community service projects, and/or responded to domestic and foreign emergencies.
Palmo Carpino
A blood donor with more than 1000 blood donations to his credit.
John Sharpe
Hosted soup nights for 30+ years, launched a community garden and food pantry with YMCA, and organized WAM (Westchester Arts & Music)
Jon Rivera
Established ‘Flip Kitchen’ cooking filipino dishes for anyone who needed nourishment of food, but also human contact and kindness
McKell Neilson
Organized and chaired a committee to help those in need of any assistance in his apartment complex (of 1200): food, transportation, resumés, etc.
Stacy Saaco
Stacy has a deep desire and commitment to a passion for community involvement and support for individuals. His focus on networking opportunities is “building bridges” for the success of others, benefiting college students, businesses, and the community at large.
Carla Louise (Worst) Smolek
She has devoted her life to helping others, from the homeless on the mean streets of Chicago, to the victims of natural disasters across the Midwest, to the residents of a landfill in Honduras.
Penny Ronning
In 2014, Penny volunteered as a court advocate for children. Her efforts evolved into her creation of a Montana-wide task force protecting children from sexual abuse and human trafficking. She continues tirelessly working with the FBI and Dept of Justice, achieving state and federal convictions.
Jill Finnerty Ricardo
Jill is the first to help those in need by organizing food drives, clothing collections, or fundraising. Since 2015, she has raised $150,000. to help young girls in Tanzania continue their secondary education despite costs and distances that have held them back.