Join us for the Seventh Annual
Garner Local Heroes Breakfast
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 – 8-10 a.m.
Grand Marquise Ballroom
225 New Fidelity Court, Garner, NC 27529
Purchase your tickets today or become a sponsor to support this annual event honoring local First Responders who serve the Garner area.
Sponsorship Deadline: April 24, 2024
2024 Platinum Sponsors
2024 Gold Sponsors
2024 Silver Sponsors
2024 Bronze Sponsors
In-Kind Sponsors
We’d love to welcome you as a sponsor! Find out more here.
Sponsorship Deadline: April 24, 2024
Our Mission
To support first responders and their families by celebrating excellence, providing monetary support, and building community.
Want to do more than attend?
Join Garner Local Heroes as a 2024 event sponsor!
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Garner Local Heroes Award Recipients
2023 RECIPIENTS
Firefighter First Class Chris Ruhlman – Garner Fire-Rescue
Officer Clayton Armstrong – Garner Police Department
Trooper Joseph Mangum – North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Danielle Gregg – Raleigh Wake 911 Communications
K-9 Deputy Devin Richardson – Wake County Sheriff’s Office
Wake EMS Canine Therapy Program – Wake County Emergency Medical Services
Honorary Awards to the Families of K-9 Deputy Ned Byrd and Raleigh Police Officer Gabriel Torres
2022 RECIPIENTS
Senior Officer Scott Klein – Garner Police Department
Firefighter First Class Aaron Little, Garner Fire-Rescue
Sergeant Ronald Waller – Wake County Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Herman Mungai – North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Paramedic Krystal Ziegler – Wake County Emergency Medical Services
Duana Dailey – Wake 911 Communications
2021 RECIPIENTS
Senior Officer Derrick McCarter – Garner Police Department
Battalion Chief Barrett Penny – Garner Fire-Rescue
Lieutenant Scott Sefton – Wake County Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Garrett L. Macario – North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Paramedic Tyler Schnedler – Wake County Emergency Medical Services
Stephanie Barnard – Wake911 Communications
2020 RECIPIENTS
Officer Patrick McGuire – Garner Police Department
Firefighter First Class Zack Johnson – Garner Fire-Rescue
Lieutenant Kenneth Bagwell – Wake County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Ferrel Reynolds – Wake County Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Ryan A. Chernoff – North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Hannah Brantley – Wake County Emergency Medical Services
District Chief Ryan Lewis – Wake County Emergency Medical Services
2019 RECIPIENTS
Sgt. Grant Davis – Garner Police Department
Chief Brad Mitchell – Garner Fire Rescue
Deputy James Clark – Wake County Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Zach Clay – NC Highway Patrol
Paramedic Rebel Coombes – Wake County EMS
Ashley Warner – Raleigh-Wake County 911 Center
2018 RECIPIENTS
Officer Patrick Lee – Garner Police Department
Captain Tim Rooks – Garner Fire & Rescue
Mater Deputy Hunter Blackburn – Wake County Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Kurt Mills – North Carolina State Highway Patrol
District Chief Kevin Phillip – Wake County Emergency Medical Services
Assistant Supervisor Marcus Wells – Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications