Collection:LPB

Genre: Awards

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2007-06-24

Duration: 00:05:05

Subjects: Louisiana Young Heroes | Droy, Joshua

Contributors:

• Price, Shayla Host
• Courtney, Beth Host
• Droy, Ann Interviewee
• Hayden, Josh Interviewee
• Droy, Joshua Interviewee
• Stewart, Daniel Interviewee
• Anders, Ryan Interviewee
• Durham, Heather Interviewee
• Anders, Debbie Interviewee

This segment from the 2007 Young Heroes Award Ceremony features a profile of honoree Joshua Droy, a senior at the Dunham School in Baton Rouge. Droy was born with Cerebral Palsy and almost died from a severe flu virus when he was ten. Despite his continuing physical difficulties, he served as a Young Ambassador to Australia, paints houses with Habitat for Humanity, volunteers at a retirement center, and works with children at Greenville Elementary. Hosts: Shayla Price and Beth Courtney