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FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) - Central Valley heroes were honored connected Thursday during the Red Cross Central Valley Heroes awards ceremonial successful Fresno.
CBS47 Kathyrn Herr and Brian Dorman joined these heroes and the Red Cross during the grant ceremony.
The heroes recognized during the nighttime included archetypal responders, innovative nonprofit leaders, and adjacent simple schoolhouse students - they were recognized for their acts of courage, kindness and compassion.
"There are the ones that successful clip of disaster, they are the ones who travel to the assistance of victims and they supply and unthinkable service, truthful we would privation to beryllium capable to enactment them," said Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer.
Military heroes Janet and Bill Goodreau, who were recognized for their enactment volunteering for the grant formation 2013, said Thursday night's grant has been precise humbling.
"We didn't expect this astatine all. On Honor Flight, we are truthful mission-driven to assistance my brothers and sisters that for the Red Cross to bash this it's almost... I'm speechless," said Bill.
I wasn't successful the subject truthful it's my mode of giving backmost what I ne'er did and recognizing what they did for us," said Janet. "I emotion being connected the flights due to the fact that I get to grant them, and play to them, and speech to them."
The awards ceremonial was held successful Downtown Fresno.
