CNN Young Wonders - Ryan needs your vote

I received this email yesterday and decided to spread the word. CNN is currently conducting a vote to determine the "Young Wonder" for the CNN Heroes Gallery. Only one of the contenders is Canadian, and he's from right here in our modest little town of Kemptville. Please consider voting for this very deserving young man. (but you must vote by November 12th) He currently only has 17% of the vote, so it's vital for as many of us to vote as possible. Here is the email I received:

"I am sure that most of you have heard of "Ryan's Well." This is a project to provide clean water to many African villages and was the product of a very industrious young man by the name of Ryan Hreljac of Kemptville Ontario. Ryan and his adopted brother Jimmy Akana have written a book "Ryan and Jimmy and the well in Africa that brought them together". This book has been nominated for a Silver Birch Reading Program award. I would appreciate all of you logging on to www.cnn.com/heroes and look under the young wonders category and cast a vote for Ryan. He is the only Canadian candidate for this award. All voting must be completed by November 12/07. It is therefore imperative that the votes be cast as soon as possible. On the website there is a brief Video clip of Ryan. His book is available through Chapters. In logging on to the aforementioned website you will note there will be subsequent voting and I would ask that you follow the instructions and complete the process. Your help in recognizing this very deserving young man would be very much appreciated. Also please note that Ryan has been a guest on the Oprah Winfrey show and his book promoted by her, he has been Honored by the Governor General of Canada and recently has teamed up with Matt Damon to promote his worthwhile cause."

Let's give our fellow Canadian some support. Please vote!

Update: looks like Ryan didn't make it to the final round of voting. CNN airs their results on Thursday night.