Hometown Heroes 2027

How Your Sponsorship Will Help Our Community

Sponsors of the Hometown Heroes Awards Luncheon will help ensure that we are able to respond to hundreds of home fires each year, provide help during wildfires and other local disasters, support our military service members and their families, provide safety and preparedness training for our community, collect lifesaving blood and so much more.

Through our Hero Care Center, Red Cross emergency communications services keep military personnel in touch with their families following the death or series illness of an immediate family member, the birth of a service member's child or grandchild or when a family faces other emergencies. A $25,000 sponsorship covers the cost of providing these emergency communications and other critical communication services to almost 1,000 military families.

$10,000 covers the cost of opening a shelter for 1 night. This service includes providing breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, the costs to mobilize and distribute a cot, two blankets and a comfort kit for 150 people, along with the costs of Red Cross workers who provide critical support.

Every day, the Red Cross holds more than 500 blood drives nationwide. Your $5,000 sponsorship covers the cost of one blood drive and every penny helps save lives.

We respond to an average of more than 60,000 disasters every year and $15,000 provides financial assistance to over 22 families impacted by a local disaster, like a home fire.

Date: Friday, May 14, 2027

Event Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. PST
(Registration begins at 11:00 a.m.)

Location:
Queen Mary, Grand Salon
1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, CA

The American Red Cross Los Angeles Region is honored to host the 22nd Annual Hometown Heroes Awards Luncheon on May 14, 2027, aboard the historic Queen Mary.

This signature event recognizes remarkable individuals whose selfless actions, courage and dedication to helping others exemplify the humanitarian values of the Red Cross. Honorees are celebrated for making an extraordinary impact through the organization's five lines of service: Disaster Relief, Blood Services, Service to the Armed Forces, Training Services and International Services.

Each year, the Hometown Heroes Awards brings together community leaders, supporters and inspiring local heroes for an unforgettable afternoon of recognition and storytelling. Guests will hear powerful, often untold accounts of resilience, generosity and bravery from individuals whose actions have changed lives and strengthened our communities. As one of the most anticipated Red Cross events in the region, the luncheon shines a spotlight on everyday people who accomplish extraordinary things.

Supported by many of Southern California's leading corporate and philanthropic partners, the event also raises essential funds that help the Red Cross deliver critical services to people facing emergencies, disasters and other humanitarian needs throughout the Los Angeles Region.