. just out of college, but this week s cnn hero is already making a huge difference in the lives of cambodian children. the problem is a lack of access to a simple bar of soap. when children do not wash their hands, they are vulnerable to illnesses which unfortunately can take their life. no child should suffer because there simply wasn t any soap available. my hope for cambodi a s youth is for them to understand that they can take their own health into their very own hands just by a simple act such as hand washing. little things make a difference. to see more, go to cnn heroes.com. while you re there nominate that you think should be a 2017 hero.
i want them to feel secure. i want them to feel that they can be hugged and they will not be in danger. we can see it in a different way. to see how she helps these young adults win at life, go to cnn heroes.com, and while you re there, nominate someone you think should be the 2017 cnn hero. that s it for us tonight. thanks for watching. it s never much, just what s left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life insurance with my spare change. neither did i. until i saw a commercial for the colonial penn program. imagine people our age getting life insurance at such an affordable rate. it s true. if you re 50 to 85, you can get guaranteed acceptance life insurance through the colonial penn program for less than 35 cents a day, just $9.95 a month. there s no medical exam and no health questions.
leslie morissette turned her heart break into action, keeping kids with life threatening illnesses connected to their everyday lives. it s really difficult for kids to spend a lot of time in the hospital, they get so disconnected from their family and friends, and schools and when we bring them this technology, they re able to dial in and be right in the classroom. hello, phillip. hello. you can just see their face light right up. it brings them such joy. wow, very inspiring to see. the robot in action and watch leslie s full story, go to cnn heroes.com. we ll be right back. (vo) love. i got it. i gotcha baby. (vo) it s being there when you re needed most. love is knowing. he s the one. (vo).it was meant to be. and love always keeps you safe.
. meet the very first cnn hero of 2017. after losing her 8-year-old son to leukemia, leslie transformed her heart break interest action. strong woman here. he s used technology to keep kids who are battling life threatening illnesses connected to their everyday lives. it s really difficult for kids to spend a lot of time in the hospital. they get so disconnected from their family and friend and schools and when we bring them this technology, they re able to dial in and be right in the classroom. hello, phillip. you can just see their face light right up. it brings them such joy. such important work to watch leslie s full story, go to cnn heroes.com. while you re there, if you know someone who deserves to be a cnn hero, we would love that. nominate them at cnn.com. thank you for watching.
thank you. at crowdrise, our motto is, if you don t give back, no one will like you. and it is true, really, because who inspires our deepest admiration, attraction, aspiration more than someone that we see devoting themselves to making the world a better place? it is sexier than any movie star, more heroic than any athletic feat, and it s also true that when we give back, we often get more than we gave. supporting, engaging with people like tonight s cnn heroes can transform our own spirits. it can widen our sense of the world, make us more optimistic about the world. you can plug into that positive feedback loop right now. go to cnn heroes.com. click on the donate button. act on that impulse to do something that these heroes inspire in us and help them change the world. let s get to the end of the night and have every one of