2007 BRICK Awards [The Do Something Awards]

Clip from the 2007 BR!CK Awards

2007 Winners

Ashley Rhodes-Courter (21 years old) -GOLDEN BR!CK

North American Council on Adoptable Children

National advocate; raises awareness about poor conditions in foster care; inspires others to adopt hard-to-place kids; helped Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption generate $1M. Watch her video || learn how this works

William Hwang (22 years old)

United InnoWorks Academy

Recruits college students to mentor middle-school aged kids. Teaches the kids how to use science, technology, math, and engineering to create rockets, engage in crime scene investigation, and apply those subjects to their every day lives. Over 300 volunteers at 7 colleges nationwide.

Kelly Voigt (14 years old)

Prevent the Bite

Survivor of viscious dog attack. Now a safety advocate who has reached thousands of kids.

Kimmie Weeks (25 years old) -GOLDEN BR!CK

Youth Action International

Survivor of the Liberia civil war who (if he survived) vowed to help children in war torn countries. Thousands of children in post war African countries have benefitted from YAI's centers, micro-credit loans, scholarships, peace schools, playgrounds and agriculture programs.

Cheryl Perera (21 years old)

OneChild Network & Support Systems Inc

Put herself on the line by posing as decoy to catch pedophile in Sri Lanka; international speaker on the issue of child sex trafficking. Has spread the word to hundreds of thousands of people.

Ruth DeGolia (24 years old)

Mercado Global

Links Latin America's most rural and economically disadvantaged women's cooperatives to the US market, providing fair wage employment for 176 artisans in Guatemala. 100% of profits fund local development projects selected by local women.

Jennifer Staple (25 years old) -GOLDEN BR!CK

Unite For Sight

Bringing vision and curbing preventable eye disease worldwide: 90 chapters and 13 eye clinics in North America, Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. Services to 400,000 people worldwide and sponsored 6,000 sight-restoring surgeries.

Jennifer Zwilling (16 years old)

Tourette Syndrome Association Youth Ambassador Program

Diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome. Is advocate for understanding and acceptance, speaking before thousands.

David Fajgenbaum (21 years old)

National Students of AMF (Ailing Mothers & Fathers)

Mom died from brain cancer and he started a network of students to support each other through times of bereavement. 23 chapters nationwide and growing.

Divine Bradley (24 years old) -GOLDEN BR!CK

Team Revolution

Converted his home into a community center, giving kids in tough neighborhoods an alternative. Provides self-development programs, career and financial literacy training and community service projects as alternatives to crime, violence etc.

Jacob Komar (14 years old)

Computers for Communities

Obtains discarded computers, teaches prison inmates how to refurbish them and distributes them to local needy. Has distributed more than 1,000 computers and plans to expand his services.

Hannah Taylor (11 years old)

The Ladybug Foundation, Inc.

Speaks out all over Canada about homeless people and how to help them. Has raised over 1 million dollars for Canadian hunger and homelessness issues.