Estella Pyfrom Receives Standing O-Vation Award

Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend,” Oprah Winfrey’s eight-city arena tour, announced the sixth Toyota Standing O-Vation award recipient on October 25 in Miami, Florida. The award recognizes extraordinary people who are making positive changes in their communities and inspiring others to do the same. Oprah Winfrey and Team Toyota brand ambassador Amy Purdy, Dancing with the Stars finalist and Paralympic bronze medalist, honored Estella Pyfrom of Estella’s Brilliant Bus, a Miami-based program created to bridge what Estella calls the “digital divide,” the lack of computers and technology in schools of underserved neighborhoods. So far, Estella’s program has reached more than 61,000 children; she hopes to increase the number of buses to expand her program nationally. As a recipient of the Standing O-Vation award, Estella’s Brilliant Bus will receive a $25,000 grant from Toyota in support of its commitment to making computers and technology accessible to underserved children. To learn more, visit estellasbrilliantbus.org.