CNN Hero Of The Hero!

Liz McCartney is CNN hero of the year because she helped survivors of Hurricane Katrina rebuild thier homes. She recieved $100,000 to continue her work out of New Orleans. She was one of the top 10 CNN heros thier as more than 1 million votes and she won with the most votes. Liz lived in Wahington and she was haunted by images of the storms destruction and stories of people. In Febuary 2006, Liz and her boyfriend went to volunteer at New Orleans. Thier experience thier changed thier lifes. By, June 2006 they quit thier jobs and moved to St.Bernard Parish. Now thier still dedicated to help people rebuild thier homes and move back into thier homes. Within two months of thier arrival they opened the nonprofit organization St. Bernard Project they put Senior citizens and families with children first on thier list. The St. Bernard Project can transform a gutted house into a livable home in just eight to 12 weeks for an average cost of $12,000. More than 6,000 volunteers have worked with the St. Bernard Project, helping more than 120 families to move back into their homes. Liz McVartney and her boyfriend plan on working till they can get everyone back into thier homes.