The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 75
“It is the fund that may be considered my pet … because no one ever suggested it. Its reception here was not universal at first, some critics thot I proposed …
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Category: Impulse Issue 75
From the Archives: Father of 3 returns for fellow miner despite impending blasts
It was 1973. Peter S. Norman, a 42-year-old miner from New Denver, British Columbia, was working 0.9 miles underground, deep in a Silmonac mine. There in a tunnel, about 8 …
Overheard: Impulse 75
I just really felt that little girl needed help. That was the main thing. It became apparent when she was flipped off the floatie that something needed to happen and …
Presentation at Pittsburgh synagogue
Hero Fund staff participated in the Pittsburgh-area speaker series at the Beth El Congregation of the South Hills Oct. 16. Hero Fund President Eric Zahren discussed how the Hero Fund …
Friends Remembered: Robert H. Blasko
Robert H. Blasko, 91, of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, died September 27, 2023, at his home. He was born April 3, 1932, in Bradenville, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Andrew …
Impulse 75: Board Notes
If we are open to it, a minor administrative detail can give insight into an important issue. Just such a detail nudged me into thinking more carefully just what it …
New podcast tells hero stories to wider audience
A year in the making, season one of “Fear on Hold,” a new podcast by the Carnegie Hero Fund, has recently launched. Each short episode features a Carnegie hero who …
Scholarships honoring Carnegie heroes keep legacies alive
Even after death, some Carnegie heroes are providing for others. Two scholarships have been created in the names of Jessica Lea Embry and Hugh Michael O’Neil. Embry, a 40-year-old fine …
Hero Fund welcomes 2 new board members
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission is pleased to announce the election of two new members at its Sept.19 meeting. Lisa Sylvester is a veteran network news journalist and communications specialist. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Robert Cody Moore
Carnegie Hero Robert Cody Moore was presented with the Carnegie Medal during a Bellaire, Texas, city council meeting held Sept. 18, 2023, in Bellaire’s city hall. Moore was having dinner …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Joseph P. Cockerill
Carnegie Hero Joseph P. Cockerill, center, receives the Carnegie Medal presented by Nebraska Lt. Gov. Joe Kelley, left, and Nebraska Sen. Beau Ballard at a ceremony held Sept. 11 at …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Rayna Michele Montgomery
U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith presented the Carnegie Medal to Carnegie Hero Rayna Michele Montgomery at a Sept. 6 ceremony held at the Virginia Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame in …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kevin Conklin
Carnegie Hero Kevin Conklin, 19, examines the Carnegie Medal with Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, right, while Conklin’s mother Qiang Conklin and stepfather Michael Shaughnessy look on. Hero Fund staff …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kortnie Balls
Carnegie Hero Commission member Arthur M. Scully and Carnegie Hero Kortnie Balls pose for a photo after Scully presented the Carnegie Medal to Balls in an Aug. 2, 2023, private …