Children are often referred to as the leaders of tomorrow. But today’s Hero of the Week, 19-year-old Andre Damian, understands that many of his peers are already Leaders of Today.
That’s the name of the networking hub Andre created to connect young people to causes and projects, and he calls Adrian Paul and Ethan Dettenmaier and me from his home in the Netherlands to highlight how his lifetime as a champion for children’s rights has taken him around the globe!
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At the top of the hour, Adrian Paul and Ethan Dettenmaier reminisce about the weekend’s successful Peace Fund Poker event.
Later, 10-year-old Hailey Scheinman and her mom, Allison, join our discussion about epilepsy among children. Learn how their family’s organization, Livy’s Hope, has spent its summer raising new funds and awareness for epilepsy research, from lemonade stands manned by kids across the United States to presentations Hailey has made at some of the nation’s top laboratories!
And find out how you can help us lend a Helping Hand to Hailey’s twin sister, Livy, whose lifelong battles with Multi-Focal Partial Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy have inspired Hailey and her parents to bring help and hope to so many other children and their families!
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Hero of the Week Kiran Sridhar, Founder and Executive Director of Waste No Food, tackles America’s hunger problem with Adrian Paul and Ethan Dettenmaier and me. Learn how Kiran’s organization uses networking and technology to match excess food from farms and restaurants with charities ready to distribute it to those in need!
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