Bryn Mawr Pediatrician Among Honorees At CNN Hero Awards
By John McDevitt
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- CNN Heroes airs tomorrow night at 8pm. Ten every day people doing extra ordinary things to help change the world will be honored. A local doctor is among the honorees.
Dr. Wendy Ross is a Bryn Mawr pediatrician who started a non-profit called 'Autism Inclusion Resources,' helping families navigate challenging social situations, like at Phillies games and at airports.
You can help doctor Ross continue her work with autistic kids by donating during the two hour show.
"If people make donations to the non-profits, including mine during the show and afterwards," Ross says, "Subaru has generously offered to match all of those donations to a cap of $250,000.
Dr. Ross received $25,000 dollars for being one of the ten heroes this year.
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