tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215221452163344319.post4240663683071075770..comments2008-08-08T10:42:31.104-04:00Moderating the bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15070339283074690076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215221452163344319.post-12087376610667177742008-08-08T10:42:00.000-04:002008-08-08T10:42:00.000-04:00Casey Family Programs is accepting applications for the Ruth Massinga Awards. These awards are given annually to those who have provided outstanding support through distinguished professional work, exceptional leadership, and relentless dedication to volunteer service. The Ruth Massinga Awards are given in four categories: foster parents, alumni of foster care, kinship caregivers, and birth parents. More information about the awards, including the link to submit a nomination online, is available online at: www.casey.org/Resources/Projects/MassingaAwards/Kate Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15070339283074690076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215221452163344319.post-91083979658542702072008-04-17T19:25:00.000-04:002008-04-17T19:25:00.000-04:00Hi Michele and Colin - to make these nominations, go to the Children’s Bureau website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/current_initiatives/aeawards.htm.<BR/><BR/>PS I live in Philly for several years and enjoyed Vai's feature stories very much!Kate Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15070339283074690076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215221452163344319.post-88822511312653868452008-04-15T18:44:00.000-04:002008-04-15T18:44:00.000-04:00I would like to nominate Vai Sikahema, Sports Anchor for NBC10 News in the Philadelphia for (1) Adoptions of Older Children; and for (2) Media/Public Awareness of Adoption from Foster Care. Almost every week he features a child who has been in foster care for a long time who is seeking to find a forever family. He brings the child to an event that is age appropriate for the child and is an event or activity that the child is interested in doing. He highlights the child's stregths and shows the child interacting with an adult. The feature "Wednesday's Child" is aired twice a week.Michele and Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14080137527784128539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215221452163344319.post-16163961439009762742008-04-15T18:37:00.000-04:002008-04-15T18:37:00.000-04:00I would love to nominate any individual within the National Adoption Center, but more specifically, Ken Mullner <BR/>Executive Director, National Adoption Center, 1500 Walnut Street, Suite 701, Philadelphia, PA 19102 for the folling three categories: (1) Adoptions of Older Children (2) Support for Adoptive Families (3) Media/Public Awareness of Adoption from Foster Care.Michele and Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14080137527784128539noreply@blogger.com