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Join us on March 3, 2026
for this Virtual Event!
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. CST
Now in its 25th year, Heroes in the Heartland honors individuals who have saved another person's life within the past year or have positively impacted the quality of life in the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro area or Southeast Nebraska.
Please join our 2026 Heroes Honorary Chairs, Dawn and Sid Dinsdale, and those in our community who exemplify the Red Cross humanitarian spirit.
Families impacted by disasters-large and small-receive critical relief in times of great need. From safe shelter and nourishing meals to emotional support and financial assistance, your generosity brings comfort and hope when it matters most. Beyond disaster response, your gift strengthens every part of our mission. Powered by dedicated volunteers and generous supporters, we are there for nearly every imaginable crisis:
A family whose home burns in a fire is given shelter, food, and comfort
An accident victim receives lifesaving blood
A deployed military hero is reconnected with family members in crisis
A neighbor in cardiac arrest receives lifesaving CPR
A vulnerable child across the globe gets the measles and rubella vaccine
Come back to this page on March 3 to view our event!
Dawn and Sid Dinsdale: 2025 Honorary Chairs
Dawn graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology, and immediately earned a Master's in Audiology, from UNL. Sid graduated from the University with a Bachelor's in Finance. They married in 1976, and he began his career shortly thereafter, learning his profession literally from the ground up. She worked at Boys Town National Research Hospital and other Omaha Otolaryngology Offices.
Sid & Dawn take their faith and commitment to the community very seriously.
Dawn is known as a Champion of Giving, an inveterate volunteer. She was named Woman of the year by the Arthritis Foundation in 2015. She has served in various ways for Assure Women, Completely Kids, Children's Respite Care Center, Habitat for Humanity, Lauritzen Gardens, Quality Living, Grace University, Special Olympics, Youth for Christ and Nebraska Children's Home, to name just a few.
Sid is a member of the Omaha Business Hall of Fame. He has served on the board of the University of Nebraska Foundation, Bellevue University, Methodist Health System, Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation, Omaha Children's Hospital, Platte Institute and Midland's Community Hospital to name just a few.
And as an employer, Sid honors a community banking model with locations in eight states. In Nebraska the family banking company is in 34 communities and has 79 locations across the state, from towns like Benkelman and Beatrice, to the cities of Lincoln and Omaha. Associates do what is best for their customers and communities, supporting local efforts in education, charities, hospitals, sporting arenas, Universities, Colleges and the military.
Each of the couple's adult children are married. Their family includes son-in-law J.R. Johnson and wife Alison, son-in-law Brian Ritter and his wife Paige, son Matt and daughter-in-law Sheena, and nine grandchildren-Georgie, Charlotte and Eva Johnson, Violet, Lydia and Will Ritter and Graham, Roy and Vivienne Dinsdale
$150000 Goal
$147045
Total Raised
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