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Mentors and Foster kids star with MC Lyte, Aaron Carter, Frankie J. Jabbawoockeez, Laker Girls, Clipper Girls, Snoopy & USC Band
Mentors and Foster kids star with MC Lyte, Aaron Carter, Frankie J. Jabbawoockeez, Laker Girls, Clipper Girls, Snoopy & USC Band
Children Uniting Nations celebrated 11th Annual Day Of The Child; 3000 foster youth and mentors partook in activities, rides, performances, and received school supplies
Los Angeles, CA November 23, 2009 -- On Sunday, Children Uniting Nations celebrated their 11th annual Day of the Child (DOC) which is designed to bring awareness and support to the needs of children who, by no fault of their own, are living in and out of home care. Children Uniting Nations DOC is the community's way of letting foster children know that someone cares by providing mentors for the day. Once a mentor is signed up, they are paired at the event with a foster child and guided through a day of meaningful fun and bonding. Ultimately, the DOC encourages mentoring and underscores the need for these children to develop meaningful connections with adults in their community. The organizations long-term goal is to get members of the community to dedicate two days a month to be a permanent mentor for these children.
The event hosted performances by Aaron Carter, Frankie J, MC Lyte, Jabbawockeez, Austin Anderson, Teairra Mari, the Clipper Girls, Mariah Wilson, Maxso and many more.
Speaker of the Assembly Karen Bass spoke to the crowd and received a special tribute. Congresswoman Diane Watson inspired the crowd with her speech and Asst. Superintendent Al Cortez and Assembly member Cathleen Galgiani also spoke to the attendees. Others in attendance were; California Israeli Counsel General Jacob Dayan, Bruce Davidson( Xmen) Louis Vito (Dancing with The Stars & Olympic Snow Boarder) USC Marching Band, Karina Smirnoff, Anna Perez De Thele (Hanna Montana) Ethan Peck (Ten Things About You) Harry Shum (Glee) Hayley McFarland (Lie To Me) and many more! The festivities were hosted by Christine Devine and Miguel Nunez.
The event paired hundreds of high-risk children from foster homes, residential facilities and homeless shelters for a day of fun, games, rides and love with several hundreds of volunteer mentors. Foster youth spent the day enjoying rides (some of the rides came from Neverland!) games, live entertainment, food and fun with our communities' most caring mentors. At the end of the day, the children received care packages including books, educational materials and every day necessities, which are donated by generous organizations and companies. My Stuff Bags graciously donated the bags to the children for this event. A special thank you to our generous sponsors: Famous Cupcakes and Hansons Junior Juice, Beverage. California Pizza Kitchen, Coke, Sacks Production, ItGirl PR, Israel Consulate, Zacky Farms, Wells Fargo Foundation, Fred Segal, Rocket Fizz, 99cent Store, Snuggie, Humanity, KDAY and Kitchen for Exploring Foods.
Founder Daphna Ziman commented on this year's event, "I am proud of our community that in this time of recession made our most needy children, our foster youth, a top priority yesterday by coming out in the thousands to provide a day filled with love and support. I congratulate our political leaders who put their foot forward on the path towards continued support our foster youth. This is the America I believe in and this community exemplified what our country is about, "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!' This is why I came to this country as an immigrant and this event stood for those sentiment. We are launching an initiative to make Day of the Child a National holiday. We have mother's day, father's day etc., we need a day that honors our most needy children."
Numerous celebrities and elected officials have donated their time in the past as mentors and volunteers such as Pierce Brosnan, Sela Ward, Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Arquette, Jane Seymour, Tara Reid, N'Sync's J.C. Chasez, Paul Rodriguez, Victoria Rowell, Jose Celano, California Governor Gray Davis and First Lady Sharon Davis, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Commissioner Ken Podziba and Commissioner William Bell to name a few. Past performers include Aaron Carter, Colby O'Donis, Run DMC, Coolio, Hanson, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Pointer Sisters, Nick Cannon.
Children Uniting Nations
CUN is a proactive organization created to bring attention to the plight of at-risk and foster youth. The goal is to reach as many children in out-of-home care by offering role-model support, guidance, a sense of community and promote the importance of an education. Inspired by the Day of the Child, CUN wanted mentoring to be more accessible to children living in foster care and therefore created a mentoring program to be administered in every city nationwide. Pioneered in Los Angeles, CUN's central mentoring program known as the Mentoring Partnership for Los Angeles Youth (mPLAY) has become the model program for the rest of the country. Children Uniting Nations continues to support and make possible the efforts of mPLAY by providing advocacy, funding, producing large- scale recruitment events and serving as the fiscal agent to the partnership. mPLAY is dedicated to providing children in the foster care system with highly trained mentors that are compassionate, steadfast and have an unconditional desire to give of themselves in order to make a positive difference in the lives of our most vulnerable children. CUN was founded by philanthropist and activist, Daphna Ziman.
For photography, product samples and talent information please contact "it" girl public relations on (310) 577 1122 Juliette Harris: Juliett at itgirlpublicrelations dot com or Annie at itgirlpublicrelations dot com.
Children Uniting Nations celebrated 11th Annual Day Of The Child; 3000 foster youth and mentors partook in activities, rides, performances, and received school supplies
Los Angeles, CA November 23, 2009 -- On Sunday, Children Uniting Nations celebrated their 11th annual Day of the Child (DOC) which is designed to bring awareness and support to the needs of children who, by no fault of their own, are living in and out of home care. Children Uniting Nations DOC is the community's way of letting foster children know that someone cares by providing mentors for the day. Once a mentor is signed up, they are paired at the event with a foster child and guided through a day of meaningful fun and bonding. Ultimately, the DOC encourages mentoring and underscores the need for these children to develop meaningful connections with adults in their community. The organizations long-term goal is to get members of the community to dedicate two days a month to be a permanent mentor for these children.
The event hosted performances by Aaron Carter, Frankie J, MC Lyte, Jabbawockeez, Austin Anderson, Teairra Mari, the Clipper Girls, Mariah Wilson, Maxso and many more.
Speaker of the Assembly Karen Bass spoke to the crowd and received a special tribute. Congresswoman Diane Watson inspired the crowd with her speech and Asst. Superintendent Al Cortez and Assembly member Cathleen Galgiani also spoke to the attendees. Others in attendance were; California Israeli Counsel General Jacob Dayan, Bruce Davidson( Xmen) Louis Vito (Dancing with The Stars & Olympic Snow Boarder) USC Marching Band, Karina Smirnoff, Anna Perez De Thele (Hanna Montana) Ethan Peck (Ten Things About You) Harry Shum (Glee) Hayley McFarland (Lie To Me) and many more! The festivities were hosted by Christine Devine and Miguel Nunez.
The event paired hundreds of high-risk children from foster homes, residential facilities and homeless shelters for a day of fun, games, rides and love with several hundreds of volunteer mentors. Foster youth spent the day enjoying rides (some of the rides came from Neverland!) games, live entertainment, food and fun with our communities' most caring mentors. At the end of the day, the children received care packages including books, educational materials and every day necessities, which are donated by generous organizations and companies. My Stuff Bags graciously donated the bags to the children for this event. A special thank you to our generous sponsors: Famous Cupcakes and Hansons Junior Juice, Beverage. California Pizza Kitchen, Coke, Sacks Production, ItGirl PR, Israel Consulate, Zacky Farms, Wells Fargo Foundation, Fred Segal, Rocket Fizz, 99cent Store, Snuggie, Humanity, KDAY and Kitchen for Exploring Foods.
Founder Daphna Ziman commented on this year's event, "I am proud of our community that in this time of recession made our most needy children, our foster youth, a top priority yesterday by coming out in the thousands to provide a day filled with love and support. I congratulate our political leaders who put their foot forward on the path towards continued support our foster youth. This is the America I believe in and this community exemplified what our country is about, "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!' This is why I came to this country as an immigrant and this event stood for those sentiment. We are launching an initiative to make Day of the Child a National holiday. We have mother's day, father's day etc., we need a day that honors our most needy children."
Numerous celebrities and elected officials have donated their time in the past as mentors and volunteers such as Pierce Brosnan, Sela Ward, Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Arquette, Jane Seymour, Tara Reid, N'Sync's J.C. Chasez, Paul Rodriguez, Victoria Rowell, Jose Celano, California Governor Gray Davis and First Lady Sharon Davis, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Commissioner Ken Podziba and Commissioner William Bell to name a few. Past performers include Aaron Carter, Colby O'Donis, Run DMC, Coolio, Hanson, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Pointer Sisters, Nick Cannon.
Children Uniting Nations
CUN is a proactive organization created to bring attention to the plight of at-risk and foster youth. The goal is to reach as many children in out-of-home care by offering role-model support, guidance, a sense of community and promote the importance of an education. Inspired by the Day of the Child, CUN wanted mentoring to be more accessible to children living in foster care and therefore created a mentoring program to be administered in every city nationwide. Pioneered in Los Angeles, CUN's central mentoring program known as the Mentoring Partnership for Los Angeles Youth (mPLAY) has become the model program for the rest of the country. Children Uniting Nations continues to support and make possible the efforts of mPLAY by providing advocacy, funding, producing large- scale recruitment events and serving as the fiscal agent to the partnership. mPLAY is dedicated to providing children in the foster care system with highly trained mentors that are compassionate, steadfast and have an unconditional desire to give of themselves in order to make a positive difference in the lives of our most vulnerable children. CUN was founded by philanthropist and activist, Daphna Ziman.
For photography, product samples and talent information please contact "it" girl public relations on (310) 577 1122 Juliette Harris: Juliett at itgirlpublicrelations dot com or Annie at itgirlpublicrelations dot com.
