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Spencer West Doesn't Need Legs to Stand Tall -- Or to Climb Mt Kilimanjaro

Posted on Oct 20th 2011 11:00AM by Jenny Charlesworth
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Spencer West We DayJordana Meilleur for AOL

One of the more inspirational guests at the We Day rallies currently rolling across Canada is Me to We speaker Spencer West. In front of gatherings of 18,000 youths celebrating Free the Children's annual We Day charity series, West shares his courageous life story, detailing the obstacles he's overcome since losing his legs at the age of five.

The charismatic young man spoke with AOL after his inspirational and triumphant speech in Toronto to let us in on his thoughts about leadership and why he's so committed to important global charities like Free the Children.

Watch Backstage Interview With Spencer West





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