NEW YORK (Children's Villages - USA/ www.sos-usa.org) - In celebration of
National Family Week, SOS Children's Villages - USA (SOS-USA) is honoring the late
Johnny Cash with its first annual Children's
Champion Award.
SOS-USA official celebrity spokesperson, Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, will present the award to Johnny's daughter, Rosanne Cash, on November 23, 2004 at Business Traveler magazine's "Best in Business Travel" Awards luncheon ( https://www.businesstravelerusa.com ). The luncheon will take place at the Plaza Hotel's Grand Ballroom on Fifth Avenue at Central Park in Manhattan, New York.
The event is scheduled to begin at 12:00pm, with a cocktail reception and lunch at 12:30pm.
The Children's Champion Award recognizes individuals who actively promote the ideal that even children who would otherwise be forgotten have a right to the four fundamental values that a family provides: 1) parents who love them; 2) siblings to grow up with; 3) a home to call their own; and 4) a community to belong to. These are also the four founding principles of SOS Children's Villages.
Johnny Cash and his wife June financed the construction of a family house in the SOS Children's Village Barrett Town in Jamaica in 1972. They later purchased a home of their own next to the village and visited regularly.
Also on the agenda at the Awards luncheon is the announcement of SOS Children's Villages as the beneficiary of Business Traveler magazine's 2005 charity pledge. SOS Children's Villages received the 2004 pledge, as well.
National Family Week ( https://www.nationalfamilyweek.org ) is November 21 - 27 and celebrates the role families play in making communities stronger.
SOS-USA is proud to be joining that celebration by announcing its Children's Champion Award. SOS Children's Villages provides homes for 52,000 abandoned and abused children in over 131 countries, including the United States. A 12-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, SOS received the 2002 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian award. Every child has a parent, brothers & sisters, a home and a community in each SOS Children's Village. Siblings are never separated.
Each SOS village/neighborhood consists of about 10-15 families, creating communities where children grow and learn.
To learn more about SOS-USA, visit https://www.sos-usa.org , or call 1-888-767-4543.
