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Epoch awards program in Atlanta honors world changers

Oct 28, 2013

The 2013 Epoch Awards finalists are changing the world by tackling issues like HIV/AIDS, homelessness and poverty.

Twenty finalists will be honored Monday during an event at the Fox Theater.

The six awards categories are: Innovative Start-Up, Collaborative Project, Global Missional Leader, Outstanding Service in the U.S., Atlanta-based Hero and the People’s Choice.

Scheduled guests include Bob Goff, bestselling author and founder of Restore International, a nonprofit human rights organization operating in Uganda and India; and Jon Acuff, author and blogger of StuffChristiansLike.net, which has more than 4.5 million readers.

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