finally tonight, we want to introduce you to an 11-year-old recently named kid of the year, all because of his kindness and his determination to pay it forward. orion jean considers himself an ambassador for kindness. for me, it can take on so many different forms from just smiling at somebody or holding the door. reporter: at just 11 years old, orion is wise beyond his years. it all started two years ago at the beginning of the pandemic when he won the national kindness speech contest. kindness is more important now than ever before. at the time that i wrote the speech, the world seemed like it had shut down and hope was like it was like, where is it? where is the hope? where s the love? reporter: orion, a living, breathing call to action, took the $500 prize money and paid it forward, creating race to kindness.