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Be Kind logo The City of Henderson strives to spread the message of kindness and the value of kind acts through our city special events, programs, parks and facilities.

By encouraging our residents and customers to extend a kind word or gesture, we hope to achieve a greater sense of caring, sportsmanship and empathy throughout Henderson.

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Heart of the City Award

2025 Heart of the City Nominations

The Heart of the City Award is designed to recognize individuals who have performed exceptional acts of kindness that have enriched the lives of our community. The award is presented annually to a citizen or city employee who has demonstrated distinctive service or acts of kindness to another individual, which may be described as one or more of the following:

Improvement of academic performance
Enrichment opportunities, character building and/or mentoring
Recognition of others
Possessing exceptional qualities that set this person apart
An action or behavior that raised the morale of others
Sincere cooperation, positive attitude and exceptional willingness to assist others

City of Henderson residents and employees who have gone above and beyond in promoting and living the kindness message (such as, but not limited to, coaches, teachers, students, and community leaders) are eligible for nomination.

Nominations for the 2025 Heart of the City Award are accepted through October 16, 2025.

2025 Heart of the City Nomination Form

2024 Heart of the City Award Honorees

Mischa Abad

Mischa Abad founded an organization in 2021 called Uplifting Deliveries to bring additional cheer and to combat the social isolation many seniors experience. She enjoys spending time volunteering in assisted senior living homes. Mischa enjoys crafting pop-up cards and delivering them to hospices and homebound senior delivery services throughout the valley. She has collected 21,000 handmade cards that are filled with messages of positivity written by various members of the community. Collecting this large number of cards was no small task.

This year, Mischa reached out to afterschool organizations, recreational centers, high school clubs, Henderson Libraries, nonprofits like Spread the Word Nevada, and organizations such as Green Valley Kiwanis Club. She conducted a series of workshops to show other students how they too could find a cause, how to network, and how to put thoughts into action as young leaders. Mischa says anyone can do big things. Her positivity and willingness to support and encourage others has been a blessing for our city.

Heart of the City Recipients

2024 Mischa Adad
2023 Katie Wang
2022 Joe and Tracey Robbins
2021 Eric Umali
2020 Debbie Gardner
2019 Tammie Hampton
2018 Gages Curry
2017 Jud Wilhite
2016 J. T. Reynolds
2015 Drew Stevens

Kindness is Key

Participants of Safekey and Teen Scene who extend a kind word or gesture are recognized monthly. Program staff submit nominations and a special award is presented to the top nominees.