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| Tankeeya D. Butts |
Tankeeya Butts is the executive director of The Josh
Project, a non-profit organization that
teaches at-risk youth how to swim, and water safety to prevent drowning.
The Josh Project holds a special place in her
heart because it was founded and named after her brother Josh, who drowned because he did not
know how to swim.
As well as her
work with The Josh Project, Tankeeya is a single mother of two teen boys and
active in her Zumba exercise class. Tankeeya said that through her work with The
Josh Project, she has found a new respect for swimming as a sport. The next thing Tankeeya would like to learn
is how to sail a boat.
As an added bonus
for Toledo, Wanda Butts, Tankeeya’s mother and founder of The Josh Project, has
been nonmated for CNN’s Hero of the Year.
According to the Josh Project website, CNN voters can log on to CNN heroes website (online or
on their mobile devices) to cast ballots for their favorite Top 10 Heroes up to
10 times a day, every day. Votes can also be shared on Facebook and Twitter.
The Hero with the most votes will be named CNN Hero of the Year, and receive
an additional $250,000 grant.
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