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Kimmie Weeks wins Golden Brick Award

Youth Action International director Kimmie Weeks was awarded the coveted Golden BR!CK award in a televised event aired earlier in April on The CW.

The BR!CK Awards are the premiere national award given to young change-makers who have committed themselves to making a difference in the world. It is the only televised award show about changing the world. After winning one of four BR!CK awards in the global impact category, Kimmie recieved the Golden BR!CK after being selected via an online voting system, earning an extra $15,000 grant for his organization.

Learn more about the award and see all of the winners at brickawards.com.

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 16th, 2007 at 12:35 pm and is filed under News.