‘CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute’ Honors Everyday Individual as ‘Hero of the Year’

Star-studded event included appearances by Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly Ripa, Uzo Aduba, Taye Diggs and Sheryl Crow

Pen Farthing of Nowzad Dogs is CNN's 'Hero of the Year' 2014
Nowzad Dogs

Ordinary people doing extraordinary things is what it’s all about with CNN’s annual tribute. “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” was broadcast Sunday night, honoring the network’s Top 10 “heroes,” with one lucky individual being named the “CNN Hero of the Year,” earning $100,000 for their cause.

For 2014, that person was Pen Farthing, who works to reunite military soldiers with stray dogs they befriended while serving abroad. Farthing’s charity, Nowzad Dogs, has helped 700 soldiers from eight countries.

“I would really like to thank everybody who voted for Nowzad Charity and [for supporting] what we do in Afghanistan and for believing in us,” Farthing said at the event, which was held Tuesday, Nov.

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