Voting for the 2025 Everyday Hero Humanitarian Award has concluded.
1. Yolanda Stoner, a community activist who lost her son to gun violence
2. Lillian Carpenter, a beloved Norfolk crossing guard
3. Jane Hobbs, an advocate for people with special needs
4. Amy Ashberry, a teacher who sends care packages to children around the world
5. Alex Seaver & Erin Bennett, a couple who saved a neighbor from a stabbing
6. Ernest Park & Austin Graves, two Regent University students who fly supplies to hurricane victims
7. Ian Arnett & Kellen Good, two teens who saved a life while surfing
8. Ramona Chandler, a Virginia Beach Aid Now volunteer
9. Gabriel Journey, a sailor who saved lives during a Norfolk apartment fire
10. Major Metzger, a 10-year-old who saved a 6-year-old from falling off a ski lift
11. Jenny Kennard, a nurse who began an initiative to protect new moms
12. Vada Carawan, a Girl Scout who saved her father's life while he was having a heart attack