Senators Dole and Daschle Announce 2012 Caring Award Winners

2012 Annual Caring Award Young Adult Winners include:

• Alec Urbach, Founder, Giving from the Ground Up, Roslyn Heights, New York who at age 16 produces science curriculum videos and provides basic medical and dental supplies for needy children in Ghana and El Salvador;
• Kendall Ciesemer, Founder, Kids Caring 4 Kids, Wheaton, Illinois was moved when at age 11, she saw a show about African orphans and inspired 7,000 kids in the US to adopt 7,000 kids in Africa, raising over one million dollars, all while battling a rare liver disease herself;
• Kylie Kuhns, Founder, Kelsey's Dream, Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania started a Foundation after her older sister lost her battle with Leukemia, with the goal of making life brighter for children in need. At just 14, she helps children diagnosed with cancer, providing a snack pack program for children undergoing chemotherapy and a blanket program for children undergoing bone marrow transplants;
• Neha Gupta, Founder, Empower Orphans, Yardley, Pennsylvania found a passion for orphans after visiting them with family in India at age 9. She wanted to help them feel love and have an education and has since established four libraries, set up computer programs and conducted eye and dental clinics for 360 children; and
• Rujul Zaparde & Kevin Petrovic, Founders, Drinking Water for India, Plainsboro, New Jersey had a flash of insight when visiting India and seeing women and girls walking miles to get water. They have raised $1000 to build a well for the village and in less than four years, have built 47 wells that help over 80,000 people.