Residents from northern and northeastern Pennsylvania will be honored for acts of heroism or commitment to burn education at the sixth Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage Awards Celebration at under the Nite Lites tent at Lehigh Valley Hospital—Muhlenberg.
Both first responders and civilians will be honored for risking their lives to save someone from a burn or death by fire, or are being honored for an outstanding job educating the community about fire safety and burn prevention.
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The Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage Awards program was started locally by Valley Preferred, Lehigh Valley Health Network and the Burn Prevention Foundation to recognize persons who go “above and beyond” to perform a heroic act to save someone from burn deaths or injury. Valley Preferred, a partnership of doctors and hospitals, is sponsoring the program to raise public awareness regarding burn safety and prevention.
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