Auburn Hills, MI - The WNBA Detroit Shock and the American Red Cross – Southeastern Michigan Chapter presented Krista Putnam with the “My Personal Heroes” Award on Wednesday, July 26th. Stan Sleight, of the American Red Cross, presented the award to Putnam at halftime on the Palace court for her exceptional works in the community.

Putnam, 18, of Lake Orion, received the award for her involvement in Project Alert, a program teaching middle-school students about peer-pressure. She is also the founder of Adopt-a-Michigan Marine, that sends care packages to soldiers Iraq. Putnam has accumulated more than 500 hours of service. Also a life-long Girl Scout, she earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for her work with Adopt-a-Michigan Marine.

The WNBA Detroit Shock and American Red Cross “My Personal Heroes” Program is a second-year initiative that encourages fans to nominate a person or group from their local community who has gone above and beyond the call of duty and recognize their accomplishments at a Shock home game during the 2006 season.