Championing Children
Which CNN Hero profiled onair and online is your favorite?
You've seen them... been inspired by them... now it's your turn to vote for them!
26% 4078
Bro.Thabiti Boone
uses sports, hip-hop to raise reading scores in New York
Greeks Since Monday, we have been calling upon you to assist our good Brother Thabiti B. Boone in his quest to win the CNN Heroes Viewers Choice Award. In addition to this being a tremendous honor, the winner of this award will receive $25,000 to go towards furthering their respective causes.
Brother Boone was recognized by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. for his work with the youth in our community promoting literacy. When you log on to the site, you will be able to view the CNN piece where Bro Boone was featured highlighting the work he is doing with our youth.
Thus far, Brother Thabiti has a slight lead in the voting which ends Monday November Voting in this category continues until Monday, November 5, 2007 (12 p.m. ET). We would like to thank those of you who have already voted, and implore those of you who have yet to vote to log on to the site http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/cnn.heroes/ and cast your vote for Brother Boone, and please encourage your friends, family ect to do the same.
Thabiti Boone:
Thabiti is the founder of Thabiti Enterprises, a business operation that facilitates all his activities as an Author, Former Basketball Star, Hip Hop Activist, Inspirational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Humanitarian and community Initiatives F.I.S.T., Inc. Youth Empowerment Organization and Rise To The Occasion Programs. He makes over 200 speaking appearances a year with important leaders and celebrities. He has appeared on TV, radio, featured in magazines and newspaper articles. He was selected as a distinguished Future Leader Of America. He works with the NY Knicks and many Hip Hop stars to improve the lives of young people. He is the Author of Rising To The Occasion Success Book. He is currently on a Sports, Hip Hop Reading Book Tour.
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15% 2384
Oral Lee Brown
pays college tuition for needy students in California
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6% 911
Boby Duval
offers promising athletes coaching and tutoring in Haiti
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7% 1043
Bob Nameng
brings hope to children growing up in poverty in Soweto
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2% 243
Alvaro Restrepo
teaches dance to children from Colombia shantytowns
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39% 5990
Scott Southworth
adopted orphan with cerebral palsy he met in Iraq
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5% 773
Dina Abdel Wahab
