Stars appear ceremony for CNN Heroes

LOS ANGELES - Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris and other stars who are used to receive the applause, it was like at a ceremony to honor those who make a difference in the lives of others. "I cried twice, and we are the heroes of the three," Harris said backstage after the introduction of 10 "CNN Heroes" celebrated Saturday by the ZDF news for their efforts to combat poverty, fight disease and other problems. "There are so many awards shows each year for the Hollywood community to participate in something as effective as others feel is not important" and provides the perspective, "said Harris, star of CBS 'How I Met Your Mother" and recent Emmy Awards host. The top CNN Hero of the Year and a subvention of $ 100,000 went to a young man of education for him and other Filipinos as a way out of poverty has assumed. He and the other winners received $ 25,000 each. As a child, Efren went to school Peñaflorida gang life in Cavite City and pledged to create a way for the other children the same choice. He created a program that brings books bring to children in slums and streets, and the 10,000 members of the dynamics Teen Co . have reading, writing and health to 1,500 students. "My message to children of all races, please subscribe to the acquisition and the like, because it embraces and loves you back and let it sit a different world," said 21-year-old today Peñaflorida college graduate. "Everyone has to implant a hero, only into yourself and find your heart and the hero of his neighbor in need," he said in adopting the 'top honor. Brosnan, in honor of a woman, an project began to fight against breast cancer, it is one of the most emotional moments of the evening, as he recalled his last wife, unsuccessful fight against the disease. She was the mother of "spectacular", a wonderful actor, "he said, Cassandra Harris died of ovarian cancer in 1991. "There are too many of us who have lost someone in this brutal illness as cancer, and we're winning all sick and tired of cancer," he said in the introduction of Survivors of Breast Cancer Andrea Ivory that I manage a project The mobile mammography in Miami that de r providing free screenings. The couple does behind the scenes photos, Ivory glamorous in a pink dress with an oversized bow - symbolic ribbons that mark the battle with breast cancer. "Stunning," said Brosnan, a broad smile, as cameras focused on them. "You're making me nervous," said Ivory, but Brosnan would be denied them. Are "You're the star," he said. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper hosts the Kodak Theater ceremony was attended by around 4,000 visitors and is broadcast on CNN at 9 clock EST Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, and on CNN International and CNN en Espanol. Leona Lewis, Carrie Underwood and Maxwell carried out, and other speakers included Nicole Kidman and George Lopez. The award, which is unusual for a TV news network was created in 2007, CNN producers and correspondents spoke of meeting many names, "said Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide. We are doing something they do not - light on the ordinary people, said the extraordinary work, "Walton before the event. The 10 Finalists were chosen from over 9,000 submissions by a jury that selected the former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Turner added. The winner was chosen online by the public, with nearly 3 million votes cast. Other winners Saturday were: • Brad Blue, Dallas, and Baghdad, which began a program to wheelchairs to distribute to Iraqi children. • Roy Foster, West Palm Beach, Florida, a veteran of the armed forces, veterans against drug abuse and homelessness helps. • Doc Hendley, Boone, NC, a bartender, the money to support initiatives to clean water raises funds worldwide. • Betty Makoni, Essex, England, founder of a organization for young victims of sexual abuse. • Jorge Munoz, Queens, NY, a school bus driver, who helps feed the hungry. Soehardi • Budi, Singapore, founder of the Children's Home in one of the poorest regions of Indonesia. • Derrick Tabb , New Orleans, the founder of a free program of music education for young people in his city. • Thomas Jordan, Chattanooga, Tennessee, who lost his legs in a boating accident and raises money to buy dentures for needy children . ___ On the Net: http://www.cnn. com / heroes