22 Nov, 2009
Efren Peñaflorida won Hero of the Year 2009 Award by CNN
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Another Filipino, Efren Peñaflorida has brought a prestigious award for the country for getting the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year Award, for helping those poor Filipino children to get quality education thru his “Kariton Klassroom.”.
Eva Mendez handed the trophy during the awards night of “CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute” that was held at the Kodak theater in Hollywood.
There are 10 finalists to choose from, but Efren Peñaflorida gets the highest votes when have gathered 2.75 million online votes, according to the CNN website.
Efren received $100,000 as a cash price and will be used to continue his work with his group, Dynamic Teen Company. But before that, he already got $25,000 for being included in the top 10 finalists of CNN Hero of the Year.
According to Efren, “Our planet is filled with heroes, young and old, rich and poor, man, woman of different colors, shapes and sizes. We are one great tapestry,” Peñaflorida said. “Each person has a hidden hero within, you just have to look inside you and search it in your heart, and be the hero to the next one in need.”
