California teen wins award for nonprofit that brings soccer to Africa

Kyle Weiss, an 18-year-old from Danville, Calif., who started a nonprofit that raises money for soccer in Africa — FUNDaFIELD — has been selected as a 2011 Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Hero.

The honor comes with a $7,500 educational scholarship and a $2,500 donation to the cause of Weiss' choice, according to the Build-A-Bear Workshop. He will also go to the company's headquarters in St. Louis to be honored with the nine other recipients. Almost 1,200 people applied to be honored as a Huggable Hero.