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Article: 'It's pretty incredible' Wheaton's Kendall Ciesemier has been recognized by President Clinton, shared a stage with Oprah, raised more than $740,000 for charity, been named a 'Huggable Hero' and undergone two liver transplants. Oh, yeah: She's 16.(Neighbor)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- July 7, 2009
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Byline: Amanda Luevano aluevano@dailyherald.com
The average teenager can only dream of starting a charity, meeting a former president and appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Kendall Ciesemier is not an average teenager.
In 2004, at just 11 years old, Kendall founded her organization, Kids Caring 4 Kids, to raise money for children in Africa. Since then, the Wheaton girl has raised more than $740,000 and been recognized by the likes of former President Bill Clinton and Oprah.
Kendall, now 16, received her most recent honor in June when she was selected by Build-A-Bear Workshop as a member of the 2009 class of Huggable Heroes.
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