The American Red Cross-Utah Region

Our Annual Heroes Event is just around the corner! The Salt Lake City Heroes Event will be held on April 13th, at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown SLC. Visit our website for more information and to purchase tickets, www.utahredcross.org. Every couple of days we will be featuring different Salt Lake City Heroes on our blog. Today we have featured Thora Hutchinson and Wyatt Shosted, our oldest and youngest Hero awardees. Just goes to show no matter what generation you come from you can make a difference in our community. Check out their stories...

A Lifetime of Service - For over 20 years Thora Hutchinson has selflessly and tirelessly volunteered at the Red Cross and other organizations that she has served throughout the years. Each year Thora has averaged 750 volunteer hours, serving over 5,000 people at the Red Cross and Huntsman Cancer Institute. She will be recognized with the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by Regence BlueCross BlueShield.

Bond Between Brothers – Wyatt Shosted’s quick actions at school helped to save his brother’s life during a diabetic seizure. He used the skills and knowledge he had learned from his brother’s hospital about what do to in an emergency situation. Wyatt is being recognized as the 2011 Family Hero sponsored by United Healthcare.