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PRESS RELEASE
Voices to Present Individual Child Advocacy Award to Johanna Schuchert, Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse Virginia (PCAV), and Organization Award to United Methodist Family Services (UMFS)
Voices for Virginia’s Children is proud and honored to announce the inaugural winners of our newly created Carol S. Fox “Making Kids Count” Award, a child advocacy award to be given annually to an individual or organization that best exemplifies the selfless leadership and devotion that Voices’ founding board member Carol Fox demonstrated through her efforts to better the lives of Virginia’s children.
With the rich community of child advocates hard at work in the Commonwealth, it’s no surprise that Voices received many exceptional nominations for these awards, any of whom we would have been honored to name as winners. As such, this inaugural year, Voices named an individual and an organization as recipients:
Our individual Making Kids Count award winner is Johanna Schuchert, Executive Director of Prevent Child Abuse Virginia (PCAV) and Acting Director of Healthy Families Virginia (HVA). Whether advocating for children at the General Assembly, staffing the statewide 1-800-CHILDREN help line, organizing and presenting at conferences and seminars, or creating the policies and programs that directly serve children and families, Johanna has dedicated her career to championing policies and programs that help keep Virginia’s children safe and healthy.
Our organizational Making Kids Count award winner is United Methodist Family Services, a statewide non-profit that has long-served Virginia by providing a wide array of services that support and empower vulnerable and special needs youth and families in their communities, with the aim of ensuring that youth maintain permanent connections that help further their opportunities for success in life. UMFS’ impact in the Commonwealth is demonstrated in large part through their breadth of services and programs, including support to youth through foster care and adoption services, intensive treatment, school-based services, programs for children aging out of foster care, mentoring and family stabilization services.
Carol S. Fox is a founding board member of Voices for Virginia’s Children who dedicated her time and energy to furthering causes that improved the lives of children throughout Virginia. She inspired Voices and our efforts for 17 years on our board of directors, while also supporting numerous other causes, including as the board chair of United Way of Greater Richmond and president of the board of William Byrd Community House.
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These awards will be presented to recipients at a gala reception to be held at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Oct. 23, 2012, from 6-8 p.m. Individual tickets are available at $65, and sponsorship opportunities are filling up quickly, but still available, as well. Please visit www.carolfoxaward.vakids.org, or contact Cathy McCallister at Cathy@vakids.org for more information.
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Please tell me you’re kidding!
How could a mega-company the size of J. C. Penney do something so ridiculous?
They recently promoted a t-shirt for young girls that read, “I’m too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me” — with colorful rainbows and flowers to make it even more appealing for girls (see picture to left).
This shirt should be rated “R” for “ridiculous”!
We have worked long and hard to get where we are today by encouraging young girls and women to fulfill their full potential. We’ve fought to be recognized for our brains, expertise, skills and abilities more than our looks. Women have become world athletes, CEOs, CFOs, artists, scholars, doctors, presidents of major companies, world leaders, technology experts, major consultants, scientists, engineers, educators, and more. They have accomplished so much with their knowledge, education, skills, and expertise.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being pretty – and all young girls are beautiful in their own way. But encouraging young girls to think that being pretty means that academics don’t matter is ludicrous. Sending the message that we should leave the academics and scholarly roles to boys is insane. It is the absolute WRONG message to send girls or boys. Not only is the message wrong, it is degrading to the person who wears such a shirt.
And who buys this shirt for their daughter? We know that young girls don’t have the money or a driver’s license to do their own shopping. And they don’t choose their clothes alone. Their parents see them leave the house for school. What parent thinks this is okay?
A clothing line that promotes this message is ridiculous. I was appalled when I actually saw one of these shirts. But as I was preparing to write this article, I found that J. C. Penney had pulled the shirt from their inventory with the following statement:
“J.C. Penney is committed to being America’s destination for great style and great value for the whole family. We agree that the ‘Too pretty’ t-shirt does not deliver an appropriate message, and we have immediately discontinued its sale. Our merchandise is intended to appeal to a broad customer base, not to offend them. We would like to apologize to our customers and are taking action to ensure that we continue to uphold the integrity of our merchandise that they have come to expect.”
I’m sure there are many of these shirts already in the closets of little girls somewhere, but hopefully they are smart enough to destroy them and not spread the wrong message. As parents and grandparents, it’s important that we are vigilant about these types of subtle messages that create and instill a lack of self-confidence in young girls, and lower their drive, ambition and motivation to work hard.
I’m glad J. C. Penney pulled this merchandise from their shelves - but I have to wonder who within their organization thought it was okay to put it on the shelves to begin with.
Maybe they should remove that person from J. C. Penney too.
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Colonel Purple Turtle will be released September 13, 2011.
Rocknoceros has done it again!
Northern Virginia’s premier trio for children has created a musical celebration of children everywhere. Coach Cotton, Williebob, and Boogie Bennie are entertaining with their incredibly beautiful and upbeat music, which also carries important messages about life, science and more. They even have a 24-page book “Colonel Purple Turtle’s Purple Turtle Journal” to go with their latest CD release on September 13, 2011.
The family-friendly, rock band and singing trio have been best friends since childhood and they’re committed to making a difference in children’s lives by creating music, sounds and compositions that teach important lessons while entertaining children.
Their new book and Colonel Purple Turtle CD are appropriate for ages 4-12 — but you may find moms and dads tapping to the beat too. A full 47 minutes of fun, dance, entertainment, laughter and great lessons are all packed onto this exciting CD.
Harry Elefante, Early Worm, What’s Your Favorite Animal?, Pirate Harvey, We Are Frogs, and Double-O Chicken are just some of the amazing songs included. After listening to this CD, my grandchildren were dancing and singing the lyrics from memory and having a great time. The musical style is unique and memorable, making it easier for kids to capture important messages, and the music makes it fun for kids to get moving in healthy ways.
See Them for FREE
You can see them in person on September 23, 2011 at the Historic Virginia 10 Miler Family Festival in Lynchburg too. They’re performing a free show at 6:45 p.m. on the 23rd on the family stage at Riverfront Park on Jefferson Street in downtown Lynchburg, VA.
Visit the Rocknoceros website and find out more about them. While you’re there, order your CDs and books. The new album “PINK!” includes 14 new original songs and you’ll love “Dark Side of the Moon Bounce”. Of course, don’t forget to order the newest “Colonel Purple Turtle” for just $14.99 when it is released on September 13.
Rocknoceros is rocking the town with their new CD and book.
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“Bubblegum Pop, The harmonies of Rocknoceros rival those of any killer alt-rock band (assuming they decided to sing about things kids love).” ~ Parenting Magazine