O verseas Filipinos and their friends with access to the Internet are urged to vote for a Filipino contestant in the CNN Heroes Competition. The Filipino entry is Efren Peñaflorida, who is 28-years old.

Online voting can be done by going to this hyperlink:  

http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/index.html

At age 16, Efren Peñaflorida founded the Dynamic Team Company in 1997, which conducted classes in pushcarts to Filipino youth as an alternative to gang membership, drug addiction and dropping out from schools. To date the Peñaflorida-led volunteers have helped more than 1,500 children, whose ages ranged from 2 years to 14 years.

Efren was selected as one of the 10 finalists from 9,000 nominees coming from 100 countries. 

There is no limit on the number of times Internet users may vote.

Overseas Filipinos and their friends can help Efren Peñaflorida win the CNN Hero award of $100,000, which can aid a lot in promoting his advocacy of helping the Filipino youth.

No purchase is necessary in order to vote. The deadline for voting is Nov. 19, 2009, Thursday, at 6:00 a.m. ET.

I always tell my volunteers that you are the change that you dream and I am the change that I dream. And collectively we are the change that this world needs to be." – Efren Peñaflorida.

To read more of a CNN report on Efren Peñaflorida, please click on this link:

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/03/05/heroes.efren.penaflorida/index.html