The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago honored 18 people for extraordinary acts of heroism and community service at the 22nd annual Heroes Breakfast at the Hilton Chicago Tuesday morning.
Honorees included people like a firefighter paramedic who happened upon an active shooter situation at the grocery store. Nicholas DeLeon of Engine 122 helped shoppers to safety and rendered aid to a woman who’d been shot."I don't feel like a hero," said DeLeon. "I think everyone I work with is a hero and they deserve an award as well. There's a lot of acts of courage and heroism that I see every day. No one takes this job for an award or recognition.
"I thought, 'wow what's it like to live in darkness and how do you raise children?'" said Economou, a mother of five. "How do you become an entrepreneur? How do you live without having electricity? So, I was compelled to bring solar lights to people and started Watts of Love."Economou patented a solar-powered light that she provides to people in need all over the globe.
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