November 26, 2009 Efren Peñaflorida CNN Hero of the Year

Tonight a Filippino was honored with being the "hero of the year." Efren Penaflorida, 28, created a company called Dynamic Teen Company, where volunteers "bring the school" to the poor childeren who cannot afford to go to school. They literally have a pushcart of books and school supplies that they take to the slum areas and teach the childeren; reading, math, hygiene, and english.
In his acceptance speech Efren said there are heros all over the world of every color and shape, together we make a wonderful tapestry. He went on to say that there is a "hero" inside of each of us and that together we can change the world.
Click here to read the story from CNN.

To learn more about Dynamic Teen Company and the vision of Efren click here to go to his website.