North Central Ohio Hero Awards: Retired Nurse Steps Up During COVID

North Central Ohio Hero Awards: Retired Nurse Steps Up During COVID

October 15, 2025 · 9 min

About this episode

The episode features Pam Oglesbee, a retired nurse who volunteered to administer COVID-19 vaccinations and received the Clara Ayres Award for her service.

We continue our countdown to the American Red Cross of North Central Ohio's Hero Awards with the story of Pam Oglesbee. Pam is a retired Registered Nurse who was one of the first to volunteer to administer COVID-19 vaccinations at clinics around Putnam County during the onset of the pandemic. Pam is the inaugural recipient of the Clara Ayres Award for Extraordinary Service, and rightly so, as you'll hear.

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