CNN's Anderson Cooper hosts this year's edition of "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute." The globally broadcast event honored the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 -- everyday people doing extraordinary things to help change the world.
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CNN's Anderson Cooper hosts this year's edition of "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute." The globally broadcast event honored the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 -- everyday people doing extraordinary things to help change the world.
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The show was held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Celebrities were on hand to honor the Heroes, who receive $50,000 for making the top 10.
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The show was held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Celebrities were on hand to honor the Heroes, who receive $50,000 for making the top 10.
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Grammy Award-winning artist Ne-Yo presents CNN Hero Danielle Gletow during the show.
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Grammy Award-winning artist Ne-Yo presents CNN Hero Danielle Gletow during the show.
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Gletow speaks to the audience after Ne-Yo's introduction. Gletow posts the wishes of foster children online so the public can help grant them.
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Gletow speaks to the audience after Ne-Yo's introduction. Gletow posts the wishes of foster children online so the public can help grant them.
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Actor Jason Biggs listens to presenters during the show.
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Actor Jason Biggs listens to presenters during the show.
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CNN Hero Estella Pyfrom accepts her award as comedian Sarah Silverman looks on. Pyfrom used her life savings to create "Estella's Brilliant Bus," a mobile computer lab that provides tutoring for thousands of low-income students in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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CNN Hero Estella Pyfrom accepts her award as comedian Sarah Silverman looks on. Pyfrom used her life savings to create "Estella's Brilliant Bus," a mobile computer lab that provides tutoring for thousands of low-income students in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Actress Allison Williams watches the show.
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Actress Allison Williams watches the show.
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Actor Josh Lucas presents CNN Hero Dale Beatty with his award. Beatty co-founded Purple Heart Homes, which has helped build or modify homes for dozens of disabled U.S. veterans.
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Actor Josh Lucas presents CNN Hero Dale Beatty with his award. Beatty co-founded Purple Heart Homes, which has helped build or modify homes for dozens of disabled U.S. veterans.
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Comedian Jim Gaffigan performs during the show.
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Comedian Jim Gaffigan performs during the show.
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CNN Hero Richard Nares is presented an award from actor Alan Cumming. Nares organizes transportation for sick children who have trouble getting to their chemotherapy appointments.
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CNN Hero Richard Nares is presented an award from actor Alan Cumming. Nares organizes transportation for sick children who have trouble getting to their chemotherapy appointments.
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Actor Terry Crews watches the show.
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Actor Terry Crews watches the show.
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Actor Jeffrey Wright watches CNN Hero Georges Bwelle accept his award. Bwelle travels into the jungles of his native Cameroon nearly every weekend, providing free medical care for those who don't have access to good health care.
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Actor Jeffrey Wright watches CNN Hero Georges Bwelle accept his award. Bwelle travels into the jungles of his native Cameroon nearly every weekend, providing free medical care for those who don't have access to good health care.
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CNN Hero Laura Stachel, who created a special "solar suitcase" to help health care workers deliver babies in more than 20 developing countries.
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CNN Hero Laura Stachel, who created a special "solar suitcase" to help health care workers deliver babies in more than 20 developing countries.
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A special honoree was <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F22%2Fus%2Fgeorgia-school-shooting-hero%2Findex.html">Antoinette Tuff</a>, the bookkeeper who earlier this year persuaded an armed intruder to surrender at a Georgia elementary school.
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A special honoree was Antoinette Tuff, the bookkeeper who earlier this year persuaded an armed intruder to surrender at a Georgia elementary school.
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The Camden Sophisticated Sisters perform Beyonce's song "Get Me Bodied." The drill team was started by CNN Hero Tawanda Jones to empower the youth of Camden, New Jersey, one of the poorest cities in the country.
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The Camden Sophisticated Sisters perform Beyonce's song "Get Me Bodied." The drill team was started by CNN Hero Tawanda Jones to empower the youth of Camden, New Jersey, one of the poorest cities in the country.
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Television personalities Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan present Jones with her award.
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Television personalities Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan present Jones with her award.
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CNN Hero Chad Pregracke has made it his life's work to clean up the Mississippi River and other American waterways. Since 1998, about 70,000 volunteers have helped Pregracke remove more than 7 million pounds of garbage from 23 rivers across the country.
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CNN Hero Chad Pregracke has made it his life's work to clean up the Mississippi River and other American waterways. Since 1998, about 70,000 volunteers have helped Pregracke remove more than 7 million pounds of garbage from 23 rivers across the country.
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Williams presents an award to CNN Hero Kakenya Ntaiya. After becoming the first woman in her Kenyan village to attend college in the United States, Ntaiya returned home to open the village's first primary school for girls.
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Williams presents an award to CNN Hero Kakenya Ntaiya. After becoming the first woman in her Kenyan village to attend college in the United States, Ntaiya returned home to open the village's first primary school for girls.
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CNN Hero Robin Emmons has grown more than 26,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables for people who live in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. Emmons started her nonprofit, Sow Much Good, after she learned that more than 72,000 people in Charlotte lack access to fresh produce.
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CNN Hero Robin Emmons has grown more than 26,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables for people who live in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. Emmons started her nonprofit, Sow Much Good, after she learned that more than 72,000 people in Charlotte lack access to fresh produce.
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Three-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles performs her hit single "Brave."
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Three-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles performs her hit single "Brave."
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At the end of the show, Pregracke was revealed as the CNN Hero of the Year.
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At the end of the show, Pregracke was revealed as the CNN Hero of the Year.
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For this honor, which was decided by a five-week vote on CNN.com, Pregracke receives an additional $250,000 for his cause. Pregracke said he would give $10,000 of his winnings to each of the other top 10 Heroes.
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For this honor, which was decided by a five-week vote on CNN.com, Pregracke receives an additional $250,000 for his cause. Pregracke said he would give $10,000 of his winnings to each of the other top 10 Heroes.
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Cooper and the top 10 gather at the conclusion of the show.
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Cooper and the top 10 gather at the conclusion of the show.
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