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Celebrating the People Who Make Our Community Stronger
Do you know someone who selflessly gives their time and resources to make a profound difference in your community?
Community Champions is Redstone’s annual recognition program honoring local individuals who are making a meaningful difference through service, compassion, and leadership. These are the volunteers, advocates, and quiet difference-makers whose work often goes unnoticed but deeply affects lives across our communities.
Community Champions shines a light on the people who make our communities stronger – and gives their impact a platform to grow. It doesn’t just say “thank you.” It tells their stories, elevates their causes, and connects them with broader community support.
Recognizing our Community Champions
Community Champions demonstrate Redstone’s commitment to strengthening communities by elevating individuals whose service improves lives, fosters connection, and creates lasting local impact. Selected nominees will receive:
- A professionally produced video showcasing their good works
- A monetary donation to use toward increasing awareness for their cause
- A feature in Redstone’s Aspire! newsletter distributed to more than 400,000 members
- A specially crafted award presented at a ceremony as they celebrate with family and friends
- A one-on-one Financial Wellness workshop with a Redstone advisor
Meet Your Past Community Champions
Matthew Dormus
After surviving a mental health crisis himself, Matthew transformed his pain into purpose by creating The Story Room, a powerful student-led space at Oakwood University where anonymous stories break the silence and stigma around mental health.
Janet Geist
For over 25 years, Janet has played a pivotal role in building the North Alabama Search Dog Association from the ground up. It is now a life-saving force that brings hope, skill, and compassion to every search.
Christie Harmon
Christie turned heartbreak into healing by founding the Isaiah 41:10 Foundation, a nonprofit that has raised nearly $800,000 to support research and families battling childhood cancer with faith, comfort, and critical resources.
Brent and Anna Morgan
Brent and Anna turned their own experience as foster parents into Bridge Family Ministries, a movement of care and connection, creating joyful, restorative spaces for foster families who often feel forgotten.
Kate O’Neal
Driven by the belief that no child should be left behind because of poverty, Kate built The Caring Link into a county-wide network that provides thousands of students with clothes and other essentials they need to thrive in and beyond the classroom.