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Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa• Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu• the third and final child born to her

Albanian Catholic parents, Nikola and Dranafile Bojaxhiu, in the city of Skopje• When she was 12 years old, she

begun to feel called to serve God as nun.

Mother Teresa• Founded the Missionaries of

Charity on October 7,1950• Mother Teresa’s selfless effort to

help those in need has caused many to regard her as a model humanitarian.

• “The Saint of the Gutters”

Mother Teresa• Mother Teresa left the convent on August

16, 1948• Started out as just one woman, with no

woman, with no money and no supplies, trying to help the millions of poor, starving and dying that lived on the streets of India.

• Soon she had ten former pupils helping her.

Efren Peñaflorida Jr.• a teacher and social

worker in the Philippines

• born the middle child of Efren Peñaflorida Sr., a tricycle driver, and Lucila Geronimo, a housewife

Efren Peñaflorida Jr.• grew up in an

urban slum near an open dump site in Cavite City, Cavite, playing amongst garbage and swimming in polluted waters

Efren Peñaflorida Jr.

• the founder and head of the Dynamic Teen Company

Efren Peñaflorida Jr.• nominated

for CNN Heroes by Club 8586

• On November 22, he was named CNN Hero of the Year for 2009.  The award includes $100,000 cash to continue his work with Dynamic Teen Company.