Valor Awards
12th Annual Valor Awards
Location Hilton Melbourne, FL (Rialto Place)
Thursday, August 28th, 2020
Thursday, August 28th, 2020
Each year the Valor Awards honor local public safety & military personnel (Sheriff, Police, Fire, Rescue, and Military) in the greater Melbourne region for acts above and beyond the call of duty.
Multiple awards are presented to personnel, nominated by their respective Chiefs and Commanders, for putting themselves in harm's way to protect the citizens of our community.
Multiple awards are presented to personnel, nominated by their respective Chiefs and Commanders, for putting themselves in harm's way to protect the citizens of our community.
For information on Valor Awards sponsorship contact the Membership Dept. at Membership@MelbourneRegionalChamber.com or by phone at (321) 724-5400
Valor Awards are presented in 4 categories
♦ Medal of Valor ♦ Life Saving Medal ♦ Award of Merit ♦
♦ School Resource Officer ♦
♦ School Resource Officer ♦
Medal of Valor - Awarded for outstanding bravery and heroism. This medal will be awarded to an individual who knowingly and deliberately placed themselves in a peril of death or serious bodily harm while performing their duty. Please describe the overall occurrence involving your nominee(s).
Life Saving Medal - Awarded for saving a life. This medal will be awarded to an individual for actions taken in a life-threatening situation, or performing a complex rescue resulting in the survival of a person or group of people. Please describe the overall occurrence involving your nominee(s).
Award of Merit - Awarded for extraordinary or unprecedented behavior. This award is for an individual who performed a job with exceptional skill, expertise or innovation with unprecedented, unique or positive results. Please describe the overall occurrence involving your nominee(s).
School Resource Officer - This year, we are honoring School Resource Officers with awards in 3 categories - Elementary School SRO of the Year, Middle School SRO of the Year, and High School SRO of the Year. This award is for a School Resource Officer who performed an exceptional job with skill, expertise or innovation with unprecedented, unique or positive results. Please describe the overall occurrence involving your nominee(s).
Life Saving Medal - Awarded for saving a life. This medal will be awarded to an individual for actions taken in a life-threatening situation, or performing a complex rescue resulting in the survival of a person or group of people. Please describe the overall occurrence involving your nominee(s).
Award of Merit - Awarded for extraordinary or unprecedented behavior. This award is for an individual who performed a job with exceptional skill, expertise or innovation with unprecedented, unique or positive results. Please describe the overall occurrence involving your nominee(s).
School Resource Officer - This year, we are honoring School Resource Officers with awards in 3 categories - Elementary School SRO of the Year, Middle School SRO of the Year, and High School SRO of the Year. This award is for a School Resource Officer who performed an exceptional job with skill, expertise or innovation with unprecedented, unique or positive results. Please describe the overall occurrence involving your nominee(s).
♦ Fallen Officers or Public Safety Officials ♦
We would like to pay tribute to the Officers or Public Safety Officials that lost their life or passed in retirement since May 2019.
