Marion Hill honored as 'Hero of COVID'

Cheney Food Bank volunteer receives award from Spokane Valley High School

Last updated 4/1/2021 at 11:10am

Spokane Valley High School

Cheney Food Bank volunteer Marion Hill (second from left) receiving his gift basket award as a "Hero of COVID" from Spokane Valley High School students (left to right) Saraiya Peacock, Chance Dierks, Ryder Deford and Jadyn Laughlin.

CHENEY - If the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed anything, it may be that real-life heroes are the people we see every day.

One of those is Cheney Food Bank's Marion Hill, who is among 10 Inland Northwest residents receiving a "Hero of COVID" award from students at Spokane Valley High School, the West Valley School District's alternative high school. The awards were created by the students as part of their project-based curriculum, working on it virtually due to pandemic health protocols.

According to information from the Food Bank, Hill is a U.S. Army veteran who worked for 30-plus years in...

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