{"id":264,"date":"2009-12-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2009\/12\/the-most-inspiring-person-of-2.html"},"modified":"2009-12-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T00:00:00","slug":"the-most-inspiring-person-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2009\/12\/the-most-inspiring-person-of-2.html","title":{"rendered":"The Most Inspiring Person of 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beliefnet is proud to announce that Zach Bonner is the Most Inspiring Person of 2009.<br \/>\nHe was nominated for living his conviction that no one is ever too young to change the world. He was selected for his compassionate, selfless service to homeless children. 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