3rd Brick Hero Awards Ready To Honor Kindness, Good Acts In Community

BRICK, NJ — For the third year, Brick Township's everyday heroes — residents and businesses that make a daily effort to make the community a better place — will be honored at the Brick Hero Awards.

The awards program is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, at Brick Township High School, 346 Chambers Bridge Road.

The event will include performances by local school choirs, theatres, dance schools and more, said Colleen Finnegan of Enspirited Projects, the event organizer.

The Brick Hero Awards are a collaborative effort between the Mayor’s Teen Advisory Councils in Brick Township High School and Brick Memorial High School and Enspirited Projects. Enspirited Projects serves as a consultant for the mayor Brick Youth initiative. The award event will feature a step and repeat, performances by local school choirs, theatres, dance schools and more. Award winners will be presented with hero capes.

“I like to refer to this event as the local Academy Awards for Kindness,” Finnegan said. “Our Hero Award winners do incredible things every day for Brick Township and we treat them like the stars they are.”

The goal of the Brick Hero Awards goal is to create a school and community effort to award acts of kindness and put those who actively do good deeds in the spotlight.

“By celebrating the behavior of those who are going above and beyond, we are teaching all of our kids in town that their community values respect, generosity and kindness,” Finnegan said.

The Brick Youth initiative aims to give young people a greater voice in the Brick community, Finnegan said. Ducey regularly meets with the Teen Advisory Councils at each high school to discuss the town and listen to their thoughts and suggestions. The Brick Youth Consultant works with the Brick Township Board of Education to engage school children and has collected hundreds of ideas for the township. Some of the ideas that have been brought to fruition were the Township Birthday Party in February and a recent Cupcake War event at a township school.

“Young people are an important part of Brick Township today and in the future," Ducey said. "We have an obligation to make sure that young people know that their local government and their community care about them and their needs.”

For more info on the awards or for ticket information, like the BRICK HERO AWARDS on Facebook or email Colleen Finnegan at colleen@enspiritedprojects.org.

The Brick Dragon with an award recipient and young presenter at the Brick Hero Awards. Photo by Nick Loffredo, provided by Enspirited Projects