These are the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2017
The 2017 Top 10 CNN Heroes
Meet 10 everyday people doing extraordinary things to change the world. Cast your vote for CNN Hero of the Year at CNNHeroes.com and watch CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, Sunday, Dec. 17 at 8pm ET
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These are the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2017
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Young Wonder Christina Li. Photographed by Robert Humphreys for CNN in Stanford, CA.
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Campbell Remess Project 365 by Campbell---making teddy bears for ill children Tasmania, Australia
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Young Wonder Sidney Keys III. Photographed by CNN Producer Meghan Dunn in Hazelwood, MO (suburb of St. Louis).
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Haile Thomas The HAPPY Organization---nutritional education for kids by a kid New Windsor, NY
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Ryan Hickman Ryan's Recycling---recycling program run by young environmentalist San Juan Capistrano, CA
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CNN Hero Aaron Valencia's Lost Angels Children's Project provides an after-school program with a focus on classic car restoration for low-income, foster and at-risk youth.
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CNN Hero Rosie Mashale started a free daycare center and later an orphanage in her home for children in need in Cape Town, South Africa.
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CNN Hero Samir Lakhani, wearing glasses, poses with staff at the Eco-Soap Bank--an organization he founded to provide soap and hygiene education to Cambodians in need.
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CNN Hero Jennifer Maddox, a member of the Chicago Police Department, also runs an after school program for kids who need a safe space to grow.
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CNN Hero Andrew Manzi runs Warrior Surf, an organization that encourages military veterans to surf therapeutically and seek counseling post combat.
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