Daniel Grodner is the chairman of a charity - and he is only 15 years old. Daniel, who has hypo-thyroid disorder, is the chair of Medikidz, a charity which provides an array of medical information for children and helps them through various medical conditions. It does this with the aid of five Superhero comic characters from outer space who explain what the condition is, how it is treated and what will happen during the course of the treatment.
The charity has published 300 titles to date and was recently shortlisted in the children's section of the News of the World Children's Champion Award. Their website hosts their online shop. Daniel, a pupil at Immanuel College, Herts, recently raised £1,200, to help supply books to 200 children with HIV. He tells People: "I would like to get more involved. It's a great charity.
"Medikidz explains things in a way children can understand. It's not scary or complicated. It is still a work in progress and hopefully in time more people will hear about it."
Daniel has been working with Medikidz on a voluntary basis for a couple of years and has written several articles for the charity on his condition, in which the body lacks sufficient thyroid hormone.
