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America Inspired

Your votes decided who shared $100,000

  • November 2, 2011 4:24 pm PT

America Inspired Winner

Grand Prize Winner

Hideki Kinoshita

Hideki Kinoshita Passion

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Kimberly Bogin Kimberly Bogin
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Category Winners

Finalists

Kara Anderson

Kara Anderson Overcoming Adversity

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Steve DiMattia

Mackenzie Bearup

Mackenzie Bearup Passion

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Ashley Neal

Mac Boyter

Mac Boyter Leadership

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Scott Johnson

Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown Leadership

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Dawn Sticklen

Chad Brumpton

Chad Brumpton Sacrifice

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John Pretti

Maria Caruso

Maria Caruso Leadership

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Adrienne Totino

Richard Hoyt

Richard Hoyt Overcoming Adversity

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Jo Levy

Kim Koury

Kim Koury Passion

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Sara Beth Altshul

Caleb Laieski

Caleb Laieski Outstanding Youth

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Casey Cameron

Anna Lipscomb

Anna Lipscomb Oustanding Youth

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Lynne Erickson Valle

Gabriel Marsh

Gabriel Marsh Outstanding Youth

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Karen Petersen

Susan O'Keefe

Susan O'Keefe Sacrifice

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Marti Mayne

Charles Orgbon III

Charles Orgbon Outstanding Youth

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Ashley Neal

Liz Oster

Liz Oster Passion

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Diane DeBella

Sharon Reilly

Sharon Reilly Leadership

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Susan Holaday

Paul F. Roy

Paul Roy Sacrifice

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James Robertson

Breanna Sage

Breanna Sage Passion

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Tania Greene

Yusef B. Shakur

Yusef Bunchy Shakur Overcoming Adversity

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Marci Savage

Rev. C.T. Vivian

Rev. C.T. Vivian Sacrifice

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Ben Kamin

Stephen Wampler

Stephen Wampler Overcoming Adversity

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Erica Jessop

America Inspired

Examiners nominated extraordinary people making a difference in their communities. Your votes decided who shared $100,000. Read more on America Inspired.

About the Winners

Sean Young

Sean Young, Outstanding Youth

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Sabrina Cohen

Sabrina Cohen, Overcoming Adversity

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Cari Meyers

Cari Meyers, Leadership

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Anthony D'Urso

Anthony D'Urso, Sacrifice

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