2024 Jerry Joyce Living Legacy Awards
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2024 Jerry Joyce Living Legacy Awards
Each year, in conjunction with KFOR Radio, we have the privilege of shining a light on the unsung heroes in our Lincoln community with the Jerry Joyce Living Legacy Awards and the Caring Heart Award. We were so grateful to be able to honor this year’s award recipients, Zach Schafer, Carla Hiatt, and Dr. Bob Bleicher.
The 2024 recipients of the Jerry Joyce Living Legacy Award, Zach Schafer and Carla Hiatt, each received $2,500 to pay forward to the nonprofits of their choice. Zach chose to donate to his own nonprofit, Band of the Strong. Carla donated $1,500 to Live Well. Go Fish. and $1,000 to Tabitha Health Meals on Wheels. Dr. Bob Bleicher was the recipient of the Caring Heart Award and received $1,000. He decided to pay it forward to Mourning Hope Grief Center. Congratulations to all of our 2024 winners!
The Jerry Joyce Living Legacy Awards have been given since 2011, in memory of Jerry Joyce, founder of the Legacy Retirement Communities--to honor those in our Lincoln community who exhibit the same kind of quiet, giving spirit that Jerry had shown to others in his life. We look forward to this event every year as it gives us an opportunity to show our appreciation for those who have made it their personal mission to make Lincoln a better place.