Even now he doesn't realize that the title of Man of the Year 2023 went to him, in the Gala that TVR organized on New Year's Eve. " I would say that the man of the year is also the simple old lady from the village," confesses Vlad Placinta, with a modesty that you rarely get to see. He doesn't think it's anything extraordinary about what he does. He just says that he does his job, that's all. He is not God, but he has God as an ally without a doubt.  The "Save a Heart" Association, in 12 years, has turned into "save hundreds of hearts". More precisely, over five hundred online campaigns and over a thousand children and young people received financial support until the moment I talked to him.