ServeNebraska, the Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission, coordinates and supports community involvement by Nebraskans that address the needs of our communities. ServeNebraska’s annual Step Forward Awards recognize outstanding volunteers for their time and service. Nine categories celebrate volunteers throughout the state. The 2018 Step Forward Awards presentation was held in October. The Lancaster County My Youth Preparedness Initiative (MyPI) Instructors were the winner in the disaster volunteer category. Lancaster County was one of the counties piloting Nebraska Extension’s MyPI. Nebraska Extension partnered with the 155th Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, which provided the instructors. Instructors were Soni Cochran (of Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County), Joy Mace, Wilma Gerena, Tom Guilford, Leo Larkin and Bruce Marxsen (awarded posthumously).