NEW BEDFORD - A Norton woman who helped save her sisters' lives after a shooting, a 10-year-old Mansfield girl who called 911 to help her mother after a bathroom fall and two public health nurses who have worked tirelessly to help their communities are among area residents recognized this week as Real Heroes.

The South Coast area branch of the American Red Cross honored 34 people across the region for their accomplishments and commitment to the community at the annual Real Heroes Breakfast Thursday.

Among those honored were:

Amanda Cann of Norton was recognized for her actions on Aug. 26, helping her two sisters survive multiple shootings by her mother's ex-boyfriend. Cann, who was on vacation in Florida, was unable to reach her mother, who was fatally wounded in the shooting, and became concerned. Amanda asked her father to check in with the family. He found her mother had been shot and killed by the ex-boyfriend. Her two sisters were also shot and critically wounded, but survived because they were found in time to receive medical help.

Paige Prevett, a 10-year-old girl from Mansfield was honored for her calm and collected actions when her mother fell in the bathroom and hit her head on the window sill. Prevett dialed 911, calmly answered the dispatcher's questions and followed instructions, like unlocking the door and turning on the lights so emergency responders could get in quickly to assist her mother. Attleboro Public Health Nurse Jacqueline O'Brien and North Attleboro Public Health Nurse Anne Marie Fleming were honored because both have worked tirelessly to increase the level of disaster preparedness in their communities. The pair ran flu clinics that served as pandemic exercises, working closely with the Norfolk-Bristol planning group, as well as the Bristol County Medical Reserve Corps.

Valerie McKenney of Attleboro was nominated for her work spearheading the formation of the Bristol-Norfolk Emergency Area Planning Group, a two-county organization that would provide regional services should a major disaster or pandemic occur.

Rehoboth Police Dispatcher Cheryl Withers and Patrolman William Walker were recognized for their actions when the police department received a phone call in October from a panicked mother. The woman's infant was unconscious and unresponsive. Withers dispatched Walker to the scene and gave the mother instructions on how to administer CPR to the infant. Walker arrived on the scene within two minutes and took over medical care of the infant.