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Jorge Muñoz
Jorge Muñoz Zapata (born 23 March 1964) is a Colombian philanthropist and politician. He is the founder of the non-profit ''An Angel in Queens Foundation'', an organization that delivers free home-cooked meals in Queens, New York. Back in 2009, he estimated having served more than 70,000 meals to hungry people since 2004.〔(CNN Heroes )〕
Muñoz was awarded as one of the CNN Heroes in 2009 due to his philiantropic labour. On August 4, 2010, Muñoz was presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Barack Obama, the second highest civilian honor in the United States. Moreover, Muñoz was presented the ''Order of the Congress of Colombia in the Degree of Knight'' by the Senate of Colombia.
==Philanthropy==
Muñoz has been called a ''real life angel'' due to his commitment to help others by daily cooking and offering free hot meals to hungry people in Queens, New York. In 2004, Muñoz began his philanthropic labour, when he realized that large amounts of food were thrown away at some places. Initially, he collected food from local businesses and handed out meals to underprivileged people three nights a week. As time passed by, his mother and sister, and some friends, joined him in this endeavor, and then he could start to offer food on a daily basis.〔 Muñoz invests a large part of his salary to support his philanthropic activities,〔 and sometimes receives donations from third parties.
In 2006, Muñoz directed his efforts into the creation of the ''An Angel in Queens Foundation'', a non-profit institution that targets the problem of hunger in the less privileged in the city of New York.
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