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Passion to Action: The 2012 World of Children Award Honorees

Passion to Action: The 2012 World of Children Award Honorees

- The Huffington Post
I love New York City in the fall, and one of my favorite events of the season is the annual World of Children Award Gala, at which I have the profound pleasure of meeting the newest class of changemakers for children who are there to receive their World of Children Award.
I am lucky enough to hear firsthand what motivated them to devote countless hours -- all unpaid -- to launching and growing highly effective and successful nonprofits that are changing the lives of tens of...

Young CNN Hero Teaches Girls to "Just Yell Fire"

Young CNN Hero Teaches Girls to "Just Yell Fire"

- The Huffington Post
The Northwest Coalition Against Trafficking (NWCAT) will be hosting a public conference on Saturday, January 9, 2010 in Portland, Oregon.
Among the conference headliners are Vancouver, Washington resident and 2007 CNN Hero Dallas Jessup. Jessup is 17-year-old expert martial artist who grew a community service project to fight predators into a Million Girl Revolution across 45 countries with her non-profit, Just Yell Fire. At 14, she produced a film to teach teen girls to protect...