In Pictures: CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

AT the CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Filipino educator Efren Peñaflorida is being crowned ‘2009 Hero of the Year’ as decided by such hero makers as former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg (rape-rape), Ted Turner, Shakira, Sir Elton John and website voters.

For his “pushcart classroom”, aka the Dynamic Teen Company, Peñaflorida gets to meet Eva Mendes, whish makes his work worthwhile. In case meeting a jobbing celeb is not enough Peñaflorida also receive $100,000. This will be used to fund his work.

And so it is that the beautiful people and corporate America patronise one of the ordinary, making him no less than a hero? Does it matter that the only way we get to learn about Peñaflorida’s work is through the wonder of celebrity? Or is the grandstanding immaterial so long as she gets the money?

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Carrie Underwood attends CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, USA

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Posted: 22nd, November 2009 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink