CNN Heroes
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Meet Robin Lim.
I love to read stories of how people triumph in the face of tragedy. When her sister died because of complications from pregnancy, Robin Lim decided to become a midwife so that she could offer solutions for expectant mothers in Indonesia. She’s been honored as a CNN hero. Read more
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Paying forward.
Jeff Parness is the founder of New York Says Thank You, this week’s CNN Hero. Every year on September 11, a group of volunteers mobilizes to aid those who have been impacted by disaster, in tribute to all of the volunteers from across the nation who assisted at the scene of ground zero. As the Read more
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Diane Latiker – real life hero.
This week, CNN profiled the work of Diane Latiker. Diane Latiker is a mother and grandmother who was concerned about the toll that violence was taking on the children in her community. Her mother noticed the natural ease that she had with adolescents and suggested that Latiker get involved in work to help youth. The Read more
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Soul Food.
Have you ever heard about someone doing something so great that you had to pass it on? Yesterday, I learned the story of Bruno Serato, who is the owner of the Anaheim White House Restaurant in Anaheim, CA and one of CNN’s Heroes. He serves gourmet meals during the day, but in the evening, he Read more
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