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Highlighting volunteers who make a difference in their communities in many ways, with the hope of inspiring others to volunteer, and be a hero.

  1. 15/10/2025

    North Central Ohio Hero Awards: Local Fire Chief Becomes Blood Hero

    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.

    9 min

  2. 15/10/2025

    North Central Ohio Hero Awards: Retired Nurse Steps Up During COVID

    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.

    9 min

  3. 14/10/2025

    North Central Ohio Hero Awards: Tiffin Officer Intervenes To Save A Life

    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.

    14 min

  4. 14/10/2025

    North Central Ohio Hero Awards: Driver Shot During Road Rage Incident Saves Others

    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.

    21 min

  5. 14/10/2025

    North Central Ohio Hero Awards: Caregiver Rescues Elderly Woman From Burning Apartment

    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.

    9 min

  6. 14/10/2025

    North Central Ohio Hero Awards: Findlay Officer's Heroism Saves A Life

    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.

    13 min

  7. 07/10/2025

    Dozens of Blood Donors Save New Mom's Life

    Be A Hero

    34 min

  8. 27/08/2025

    A Disaster Volunteer's Story: Canada Wildfire Relief

    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.

    24 min
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Highlighting volunteers who make a difference in their communities in many ways, with the hope of inspiring others to volunteer, and be a hero.

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  • Creator
    American Red Cross of Northern Ohio
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Be A Hero