Children's Week 2010

2010 Community Innovation Award Winners Announced

Healthy Jacksonville, a Childhood Obesity Prevention Collaboration, the Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital Teen Xpress collaboration, The Kinship Service Network of Pinellas County, and Quality Counts, Palm Beach County’s Quality Rating Improvement System will be recognized in Tallahassee next week and awarded the 2010 Children’s Week Community Innovation Award. The event is hosted by the United Way of Florida and The Lawton Chiles Foundation and is co-chaired by U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator George LeMieux, and former U.S. Senator Bob Graham, among other community leaders.

These wonderful local organizations and individuals will be recognized for working together to make a difference in the lives of children and families. The United Way of Florida and The Lawton Chiles Foundation designed this new Award and luncheon at the University Center Club located inside FSU Doak Campbell Stadium on the campus of Florida State University to recognize the collaborative work that is being done in communities across the state. “I’ve traveled all over the state, and it is amazing to see how communities and people join together to solve problems” said Bud Chiles, President of The Lawton Chiles Foundation.

Nineteen collaborative programs were reviewed and four were selected by the independent Southeast Evaluation Association to represent a statewide collection of community innovations. On April 12 in Tallahassee, the awards will be presented to these outstanding community collaborations at the Children’s Week Community Innovation Awards Luncheon keynoted by Carmen Nazario, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.

“We want to provide policy makers in Tallahassee with a glimpse of the innovation that is taking place in neighborhoods and communities statewide, so hopefully they can replicate these innovative ideas in other communities across Florida,” said Ted Granger, President of United Way of Florida.

Children's Week is the largest statewide civic education event for children and families in Florida. For more information about the awards, or Children’s Week 2010, please visit www.childrensweek.org or e-mail info@childrensweek.org

Luncheon tickets are $25 each. A limited number of tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. Please visit www.thechildrensforum.com/registration to purchase your ticket today.

If your organization is interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event, there are a few spots open. View Sponsorship PDF