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Arwa Damon is providing access to life-altering medical assistance to children impacted by the war in Syria

Claire helps provide education, emotional support, and financial assistance to children and families affected by Cystic Fibrosis.

Lauren is the founder of FEED, a social business fighting hunger throughout the world.

KATHLEEN MAGEE 1999 HUMANITARIAN AWARD Operation Smile Global As a nurse on a medical mission to the Philippines in 1981, Kathleen Magee witnessed inadequate hospital conditions and a sea of deformed children. Upon returning, she and her husband William P. Magee, M.D., a plastic surgeon, founded Operation Smile. Using money raised from bake sales, as…

EUNICE KENNEDY & SARGENT SHRIVER 2000 HUMANITARIAN AWARD Special Olympics Global Eunice and Sargent Shriver were advocates for children with disabilities, teenage mothers and impoverished children. Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded Special Olympics, an organization that has served more than 1 million children with disabilities by providing them with year-round sports training and athletic competition. Also…

LUKE HINGSON 2002 HUMANITARIAN AWARD Brother’s Brother Foundation United States, Global Luke Hingson’s desire and determination to serve others, as modeled by his parents, has continued through his relentless commitment to the Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) for more than 40 years. Luke has guided the growth and development of the BBF and its work with…

Talia is the founder of RandomKid which empowers children to find solutions to real world problems.

Frank Brady founded Medical Missions for Children to fight against inadequate health care for patients around the world.

Danielle founded Kids For Peace, which provides opportunities for children to become service-oriented leaders, peace builders and environmental activists.

Craig is the founder of one of the largest youth empowerment organizations in the world — Free The Children.

WILLIAM T. SERGEANT 1998 HUMANITARIAN AWARD Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee United States, Global William T. Sergeant was dedicated to saving children through the eradication of poliomyelitis, a disease that causes paralysis, disabling children for life. A Rotarian since 1947, Sergeant worked more than full-time as an unpaid volunteer toward Rotary International’s highest goal—the eradication of…