Aflac, the leading provider of voluntary insurance in the United States, presented its 2014 Duckprints Award to local heroes Tom and Chris Glavine and Kristin Connor, Executive Director of CURE Childhood Cancer. The Duckprints Award is Aflac's way of honoring people who have left their footprint in the fight against childhood cancer. September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

The event, held at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, was hosted by national broadcaster Ernie Johnson, Jr., himself a cancer survivor. They were joined by the Miller family of Dalton, GA and Esme Miller, a beautiful and brave 10 year-old diagnosed with osteosarcoma in December of 2013. Esme is currently being treated at the Aflac Cancer Center.

"Aflac is proud to honor the Glavines for their quiet but substantial support of childhood cancer throughout Tom's legendary Hall-of-Fame career and Kristin Connor, who represents CURE Childhood Cancer, an organization that has raised millions of dollars for childhood cancer research at the Aflac Cancer Center," saidKathelen Amos, president of the Aflac Foundation. "We are pleased to add them to our Duckprints 'Wall of Fame', which will serve as a constant reminder to children and families that they do not have to fight cancer alone."

Earlier this year, Aflac announced its goal of exceeding the $100 million mark for contributions to the Aflac Cancer Center and other related children's cancer causes by the end of 2015. Since 1995, the company has raised and contributed more than$91 million, including monthly contributions of more than $400,000 from the company's independent sales agents. As part of the Duckprints campaign, Aflac is calling on unsung heroes across America to become active in the cause. People can get involved by taking to social media to talk about childhood cancer. Aflac will donate$2 for any duckprints-related social actions taken on various social mediums up to $2 million. Related social actions include:

• Twitter - $2 for tweets using the hashtag #duckprints or retweets of duckprints related tweets
• Facebook - $2 for any share of specific posts related to duckprints or using #duckprints
• YouTube Views - $2 per every view of the duckprints videos on YouTube
• ShareThis - $2 for every duckprints related video shared

To support the Aflac Duckprints initiative, Aflac also created a website called aflacduckprints.com that enables users to nominate unsung heroes in their community who have made a difference in the lives of children and families facing cancer.  People can follow the Aflac duck on his journey to hospitals around the country honoring those who have made a difference in the fight against childhood cancer.  In addition, consumers can purchase merchandise such as plush Aflac Ducks and Duckprints related t-shirts, slippers and other items at aflacduckprints.com with all of the net proceeds going toward the treatment and research of childhood cancer.