A New Jersey woman, Maggie Doyne who used her babysitting savings to change the lives of hundred of Nepalese women and children has being named the CNN 2015 Hero of the year at a star- studded awards ceremony in New York.
spending $5,000 in savings from her babysitting days, Doyne bought land and worked with the community to build a school, women centre and the children's home named Kopila valley children's home. Her foundation, Doyne's BlinkNow Foundation foundation supports these efforts.
Doyne was chosen from the top ten heroes in an online votes by CNN audience, she will recieve $100,000 for blinknow in addition to $10,000 that each hero received for being named to the top 10.
Her quotes:
"If you had told me when I turned 18 that I was going to be
the mom of 50 kids, I would have told you that you were totally crazy. And I
am. And to my kids, I love you so much. Don't ever forget how much I love
you," Doyne said. "And to the country of Nepal, thank you so
much for loving me and accepting me as a daughter welcoming me into your
country.
"And
to all of you in this room and who are watching, please, please remember that
we have the power to create the world that we want to live in, just as we want
it. And that's what all the Heroes here have done tonight."

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