SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Southfield Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg has been named a finalist in the CNN Global Hero contest. The Kids Kicking Cancer founder is one of 10 contestants named finalists for the honor.
Goldberg has worked at a camp for kids battling cancer for 12 years and has a close link to the difficulties they battle each day, as his two-year-old daughter passes away in 1981 after a battle with leukemia.
You can read more about Goldberg's journey and his chances to become the Global Hero by clicking here.
If he wins, Goldberg will earn $125,000 for his charity.
Click here to vote for Goldberg in the CNN Global Hero contest.