10:00am | “DO YOU HAVE a relative, a friend or a co-worker who is having a big impact in the Long Beach area?”

If so, right now there’s a little something you can do besides just admiring him/her, as Justin Rudd’s nonprofit Community Action Team (C.A.T.) is accepting nominations for its “Long Beach Heroes” Awards. The “Hero of the Year” will receive $5,000, with ten other finalists receiving $1,000 each.

The “Long Beach Heroes” program, which is funded by proceed from the C.A.T.’s Long Beach Turkey Trot (a 5K/10K race held each Thanksgiving), “is fashioned after the CNN Heroes program,” the Website says.

From justinrudd.com:
In every neighborhood, there are “unsung heroes” — volunteers and paid professionals who go well beyond their expected duties. Perhaps the person you nominate is active in education, the environment, animal welfare, youth or sports. Or, maybe there is no one “category” for which the person champions. We want to know about people you think should be recognized. We want to recognize the unsung heroes and help them to financially continue doing what they are doing. 

“Long Beach Heroes” can be nominated through January 19. For details, follow this link.