Kendall Ciesemier is an American youth volunteer from Wheaton, Illinois and a student at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. After watching a special of The Oprah Winfrey Show about the AIDS epidemic in Africa, Ciesemier founded the volunteer organization in 2004. In May 2007, Ciesemier was named one of America's top ten youth volunteers by Prudential and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. In 2010, Kendall was named one of Glamour Magazine's top ten women of the year for her service work. Kendall was also awarded a Daily Point of Light Award for her work doing Kids Caring 4 Kids by Points of Light. The Daily Point of Light Award was created by President George H.W Bush to "honor individuals and groups creating meaningful change in communities across America".