Meet Brick's Everyday Heroes At 4th Hero Awards

BRICK, NJ — Heroes don't always wear capes. Sometimes they drive school buses. Or bear the title of teacher. Or work in the community.

That's the message delivered annually by the Brick Hero Awards, which honors the everyday heroes in the Brick Township community. It will be delivered again this Friday, Feb. 2, at the 4th annual Brick Hero Awards at Brick Township High School.

The event will include performances by local school choirs, theatre groups, dance schools and more. The event honors Brick residents and businesses who make daily efforts to make the community a better place.

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, a consultant for the Brick Youth initiative.

This year’s ceremony will feature remarks from Mayor John Ducey and Acting Superintendent of Schools Dennis Filippone. The host of the event will be R.J. Hernandez, an alum of Brick Memorial High School and a current student at Princeton University.

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.

All proceeds from this year’s event will go to the new Brick Teen Center, Lounge 270. Tickets are $3 for students and $5 for adults and can be purchased at the door and at brownpapertickets.com.

Mayor John Ducey created the Brick Youth initiative to give young people a greater voice in the township and regularly meets with the Teen Advisory Councils at each high school.

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

Photo by Karen Wall, Patch staff