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Caption: Hero Awards 2015 By Cassi Crededio
Columbia, Mo.
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Caption: The 14th annual Hero Awards was held at Stoney Creek Inn, off of Providence Rd. in Columbia, Mo. Through nominations the ceremony can honor our communities volunteers who's hard work could easily go unnoticed.
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Caption: Hoss' Market provided an assortment of food for the event.
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Caption: Seven Awards were handed out to the heros of the ceremony.
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Caption: "There's a panel of 7 judges who rotate every 2-3 years that decipher which nominee will receive a Hero Award for their charitable actions. However, all of the nominees stories are shared because every one of them is a winner."
-Nick Foster
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Caption: Volunteers Wait patiently for the nominations to begin!
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Caption: Hospitality Winner Nanette Chung-Ming Ward, who works vigorously to end human trafficking in Mid-Missouri is congratulated by an important member of her table!
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Caption: The Columbia Tribune Has been sponsoring this event for the past 3 years. The members of the tribune provide full coverage on the ceremony while the editor in chief, public relation coordinators, and their media management got to watch the magic happen.
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Caption: Glasses and a letter of recognition were gifted to each of the nominees.
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Caption: Nick Foster, the reason for these awards taking place each year, opens the ceremony with inspiring words. Shortly after he challenged each person in the crowd to bring a volunteer into the community within the next 12 months and closed by asking, "Imagine the change that could be done."