Life, Well Run received a wonderful response to the call for Community Hero Nominations. Nominees were submitted from across the country including states such as Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, New York, Nevada, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Heroes come from all roles in local government, from waste collector to assistant city manager, from police officer to the human resources director. They work with our youth, our elderly, our veterans, the less fortunate and serve residents in some of the most mundane tasks with creativity, efficiency and a smile on their face. It will be difficult to select the finalists and awardees.

These are just some of the stand-out Community Hero descriptions taken from the nomination forms:

• “provides a bridge between hallway complaints and action in city council”
• “ambassador for the city”
• “the best boss I ever had”
• “takes care of those who can’t take care of themselves”
• “goes the extra mile”

These are some of the Community Hero actions described in the nominations:

• raised funds
• inspected car seats
• arranged free haircuts
• loaned personal money to the needy
• built community partnerships
• increased revenue
• increased grants
• made streets safer
• maintained water and sewer services during crisis
• coordinated holiday celebration
• navigated regulatory maze

These are some off the characteristics and attitudes Community Heroes have:

• self disciplined
• dedicated
• convener and change agent
• phenomenon of energy
• positive
• warm
• personable
• generous
• efficient
• creative
• tenacious
• protective

Watch lifewellrun.org and @lifewellrun for finalist announcements in the coming week.