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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.