There's only a couple of days left in the nomination period for the Fisher Family Good Samaritan Awards.
The awards honor community members who go out of their way to help others and is part of the Redemption Inside the Walls Concert, which will feature Aaron Shust, on Aug. 28. Nominations for the award are being accepted through Friday at newstribune.com/special-sections/contests.
The awards were first borne out of the May 2019 tornado that hit Mid-Missouri. Concert organizers and the News Tribune partnered to honor "Heroes of the Storm," community members who were nominated and selected for going above and beyond in the hours and days after the tornado.
To continue honoring community members, organizers created the John G. Fisher Good Samaritan Award last year. The award was first named after John Fisher, the former part-owner of the Jefferson City Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken restaurant who died in March 2020. But just before the concert last year, another member of the Fisher family died, and the awards were renamed the Fisher Family Good Samaritan Award. Fisher and his family were known for volunteering in Mid-Missouri.
There will be five recipients of the Fisher Family Good Samaritan Award, and all nominations come from community members.
A Fisher Family Good Samaritan Award recipient should be a person who:
- Lives in Mid-Missouri.
- Does good deeds out of compassion and not because of any hope of reward.
- May shy away from attention about his or her efforts.
- Unselfishly helps others and extends mercy, especially to strangers.
- Has not previously won the award.
Nominations can be submitted at newstribune.com/ special-sections/contests.
When submitting a nomination for the Fisher Family Good Samaritan Award, include the nominee's name, a 200-word or fewer description of why he or she is a good Samaritan, and a photo of the person.
The News Tribune will accept nominations through Friday.
The community then will be able vote for who they think deserves an award.
Voting will begin Monday and run through Aug. 16. Community members can vote at newstribune.com/special-sections/contests.
The News Tribune will select the other four award recipients.
The recipients will be invited to the Aug. 28 Redemption Inside the Walls concert, where they will receive their awards.
Those interested in attending this year's Redemption Inside the Walls can purchase tickets at redemptioninsidethewalls.com or at the entrance of the event.
Adult general admission costs $30 per ticket, while general admission for children 4-12 years old is $15 per ticket. Children 3 and younger may enter free.
The concert also offers VIP seating, reserved seating and group adult general admission tickets.
The full list of ticket prices is on the event's website.
Proceeds from the concert will go to the Healing House and New Beginnings, a Christian recovery ministry.