CNN Top Ten Heroes tribute in Hollywood was in November and Efren Peñaflorida was name the 2009 CNN Hero of the year. Peñaflorida is from the Philippines and received an award from Pilipino President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on behalf of his organization and its many volunteers.
His organization, Dynamic Teen Company, brings education to children living in the slums of the Philippines that would never get an education otherwise. Children flock to them as they teach and they have helped to change many lives over the years.
Peñaflorida is a young man that has worked to make a difference and use whatever resources that he had to make an impact in the lives of human beings. He really is a true definition of a hero.
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