Young innovators are making a meaningful impact, with teenagers like Ruby Chitsey and Sri Nihal Tammana being recognized for their impactful community initiatives. Chitsey, a 15-year-old from harrison, Arkansas, founded “Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents,” a program dedicated to providing essential personal items to nursing home residents who face financial hardships. Meanwhile, 13-year-old Sri Nihal Tammana of Edison, New Jersey, established “Recycle My Battery,” an organization focused on responsibly managing used batteries to prevent environmental contamination through a network of collection points.
The recognition extends beyond young changemakers, as the event also honored Shaye Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, two Georgia poll workers whose lives where substantially disrupted by the spread of false accusations regarding election fraud on social media.
CNN has collaborated with GoFundMe to facilitate donations to this year’s Top 10 CNN Heroes. GoFundMe, recognized as the world’s largest fundraising platform, enables individuals and charities to both give and receive support. Contributions can be made directly to the non-profit organizations of the Top 10 CNN Heroes via CNNHeroes.com. Subaru is supporting these efforts by matching donations up to $50,000 for each honoree until January 3,2023.
The public is encouraged to identify and nominate individuals in their communities who are making extraordinary contributions to improve the world. Further information on past CNN Heroes and their achievements, which have collectively assisted over 55 million peopel across all 50 U.S. states and more than 110 countries, can be found on CNN.com/heroes. Nominations for the 2023 CNN Heroes class will be accepted on the same platform.
