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What's it like to find out you are a Top 5 CNN Hero?

Watch this year's Top 5 CNN Heroes share their excitement. Vote now at CNN.com/Heroes to help decide who will be named the CNN Hero of the Year and receive $100,000 to continue their inspiring work. You get 10 votes a day, every day through November.

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What's it like to find out you are a Top 5 CNN Hero?
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This Chicago flower farm is creating jobs for at-risk youth
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'Man's best friend for a reason': This therapy is helping first responders deal with chronic stress
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She's feeding LA's hungry. But where she gets the food may surprise you
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<p>Go inside the Indiana Prison Writers Workshop, a nonprofit writing program founded by CNN Hero Debra Des Vignes. After a decade as a crime reporter, she was inspired to help incarcerated individuals share their stories and work through their trauma.</p>
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'People just let their souls bleed out of their pens onto that paper': How writing is changing his life in prison
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'It can be very gruesome': How this rescue group is saving thousands of animals
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Bill Brown is the founder of The Children's Table food bank in Bronson, FL.
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Why this near-centenarian refuses to stop working at the food bank he started three decades ago
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<p>2021 CNN Hero David Flink shares how his nonprofit, the Neurodiversity Alliance, has tripled its reach nationwide, bringing mentorship and opportunities to thousands of students with learning differences.</p>
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How this CNN Hero’s ‘Neurodiversity Alliance’ has grown to empower more students
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This CNN Hero’s legacy is a ‘ray of hope’ for hundreds of Afghan girls
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How these CNN Heroes connected in Miami and walked away reignited
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Why changing a local street name became part of this CNN Hero’s mission
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How this ‘Superhero’ lights up a hospital room
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