ten for 2010. i m anderson cooper. all year we ve been introducing you to our cnn heroes. everyday people changing the world. today we re announcing the top ten cnn heroes for 2010. the honorees are guadalupe arizpe de la vega, providing health care in juarez, mexico. susan burton, her re-entry program helps female exconvicts get back on their feet. linda fondren, she s brought her community together to shed pounds. narayanan kristan serves meals to homeless by hand. magnus mcfar lane bare row feeds homeless children every day. aki ra finds and different fused
extraordinary people. today we reveal the top ten cnn heroes of 2010 as selected by our blue ribbon panel. each honoree will get $25,000 and a shot at the top honor, cnn hero of the year, which you get to decide. but first here s anderson cooper to introduce the top ten. reporter: i m anderson cooper. all year we ve been introducing you to our cnn heroes, every day people changing the world. today we re announcing the top ten cnn heroes for 2010. hot honorees are, in al bet fall order, guadalupe arizpe de la vega. susan burton, her reentry program helps female convicts get back on their feet. linda fondren. anuradha koirala. narayanan krishnan.
and they will jump at that chance to do better. good job! obesity affects us all. the only way to combat it is to stand together and help each other. we need to make a commitment to change. so far vicksburg residents have lost almost 15,000 pounds through linda s weight loss initiative. to help linda and her continued fight against fat go to cnn.com/heroes. we ll be back, right after this. randy johnson a bad idea? randy: sorry man, you all right? man: yeah, im good. yeah you just winged me. randy: think anybodys going to notice that? man: yeah, probably. maybe we should just go sledding. vo: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.
on a diet, challenging the city of vicksburg to lose 17,000 pounds in 17 weeks. it was such a success, she couldn t stop there. take a look. mississippi has held the title of being the most obese state for six consecutive years. let s walk! i knew that i wanted to do something to help people who wished they could live a better life. my name is linda fondren, and i challenged my community for the 17,000-pound weight loss. i asked 50,000 people in vicksburg to only lose a half a pound. they beat the challenge. i decided to make the challenge permanent because we did not reach enough people. we have a walking club and a nutrition program. on saturday, the gym is open for free. you have to give them the tools and opportunities to want to do better.
linda s weight loss initiative. you can see one woman s journey to get rid of the bulge or help linda out by going to cnn.com/hero. bottom of the hour. we re right back. 20 minutes later, she ll bring one into the world in seattle. later today, she ll help an accident victim in kansas. how can one nurse be in all these places? through the nurses she taught in this place. johnson & johnson knows, behind every nurse who touches a life. there s a nurse educator. who first touched them. you re a nurse you make a difference i m a member of this hotel sre loyalty program. well, how far away is it? okay, we take a train 40 miles to a dude ranch