Efren Peńaflorida named as the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year

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This just in - Efren Peńaflorida won as the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year.

Efren started a "pushcart classroom" in the Philippines to bring education to poor children as an alternative to gang membership.  Efren will receive $100,000.  He was selected after seven weeks of online voting at CNN.com. More than 2.75 million votes were cast.

To view HungryPeople's call to vote for Efren entitled How To Change The World One Heart At A Time, click here.

To view the full CNN report, click here.

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