Celebrating America’s Children – National Love Our Children Day
Love Our Children USA announces the upcoming celebration of National Love Our Children Day. Love Our Children Day is an initiative of Love Our Children USA, and is celebrated annually on the first Saturday of every April to honor children, strengthen families and raise awareness for efforts to protect children. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proclaimed the day as Love Our Children Day.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) March 27, 2006
National Love Our Children Day is like Mother's and Father's Day for children and is celebrated across the U. S. This day was created to acknowledge the value of children and to educate parents on the importance of giving them love, protection and respect, the three essential elements children need to become strong and successful adults. By promoting healthy and happy children and strengthening families through the support of our nation’s communities, we can keep kids safe and break the cycle of violence.
The third annual National Love Our Children Day event which will be celebrated on Saturday, April 1st 2006. This years Love Our Children Day Celebrity Chair is Cameron Mathison of All My Children and its Ambassador is Teddy Ruxpin who offers a special message in support of Love Our Children Day.
To create awareness of the day, ads will run in national newspapers, Love Our Children Day Ambassadors Cameron Mathison and Teddy Ruxpin will visit New York City school children, the hit R & B / pop group Naturally 7 has donated their new hit single “4 Life” to Love Our Children USA for the organization’s theme song, and celebrity and sports items will be auctioned on ebay on April 1st.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said “if mothers and fathers have their own day, why shouldn’t kids? After all, when children benefit, we all benefit.”
The first annual National Love Our Children Day kick-off the celebration began with Tom Bergeron, host of America's Funniest Home Videos who introduced the special day on ABC's 'The View.’ Later that evening over 300 children and families from the Tri-State area enjoyed a performance at Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus. The event was hosted by Tom Bergeron and Supermodel Frederique Van Der Wal.
Last year’s National Love Our Children Day was supported by many of the entertainment and sports industry’s elite such as: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Lisa Kudrow, Sean Hayes, Sting, Beyonce, Phil Collins, Martina McBride, Melissa Etheridge, Jon Bon Jovi, Barry Manilow, Cindy Crawford, Tom Bergeron, CSI:Miami, Will & Grace, Friends, Joan of Arcadia, NY Yankees, NE Patriots, the NBA, Derek Jeter, Muhammad Ali and many others.
Ross Ellis, Founder and Chief Executive Officer said "we urge all parents, families and communities to take time to honor children on each year on the first Saturday of April! Whether you’re a parent or not, children touch your heart in some way. We all have children in our lives, whether it's a son or daughter, relative, friend or neighbor's child. What greater purpose does a person have than to help protect respect, honor and celebrate a child? What is more powerful than the realization that a child needs my love?"
Spend the day with the children and teens in your life! Shower them with special attention. Take them to a movie, game, fair, circus, concert, shopping or out to lunch. Do something special together or buy them something they’ve been wanting for a long time — just because you love them!
Whatever you choose to do with your children on Love Our Children Day, make it a special day! Celebrate together! Children are our treasures!
For more information visit the Love Our Children USA Web site at www. loveourchildrenusa. org or call 1.888.347.KIDS.
About Love Our Children USA
November 2005 marked the beginning of Love Our Children USA’s seventh year as the leading national nonprofit organization that honors, respects, and protects children. Its mission is to break the cycle of violence against children. It works to eliminate behaviors that keep children from reaching their potential. It redefines parenting by promoting positive changes in parenting and family attitudes, along with behaviors and prevention strategies through public education campaigns. Love Our Children USA works to empower and support children, teens, parents and families through information, resources, advocacy and online youth mentoring. Its goal is protecting children and strengthening families …its message is positive – one of prevention and hope.
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