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DONATE TODAY!Shining Star Award Slideshow
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Democratic National Convention
La Rumba Restaurant, 99 W. 9th Ave.
Denver, Colorado
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Republican National Convention
Café Lurcat, 1624 Harmon Place on Loring Park
Minneapolis, Minnesota
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption named the 2008 "Shining Star"Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Named 2008 "Shining Star" at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions Presented by Congressional Quarterly and The Creative Coalition
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is honored to have received the Shining Star Award presented by Congressional Quarterly (CQ) and The Creative Coalition at both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions for its significant work finding forever families for children in foster care. The Foundation has helped connect tens of thousands of children with loving, permanent families since its creation by Dave Thomas in 1992.
“Our future rests with our children and we are honored to be recognized for our tireless work on behalf of waiting children,” said Rita Soronen, Executive Director of the Foundation. “Today, in the United States of America, there are 129,000 children who have been abused or neglected or abandoned and who are waiting for what too many of us may take for granted – the love and support of a family. Dave Thomas, the late American business icon, an adopted child, and our founder said, ‘These children are not someone else’s responsibility. They are our responsibility.’ We are working with a sense of urgency at the Foundation through our national signature awareness, direct service and advocacy programs to find them families. We believe that all children must be a priority across political, economic, cultural and business entities.”
On hand to honor the Foundation’s work are Robin Bronk, Executive Director of The Creative Coalition, Robert Merry, President and Editor-in-Chief of CQ and Creative Coalition members J. Paul DiJoria, Tim Daly, Tony Goldwyn, Spike Lee, Richard Schiff, Alan Cumming, Connie Britton, Rachael Leigh Cook others.
About the presenters:
Congressional Quarterly Inc. has been the nation’s leader in political journalism since 1945. Over that time, the company has built a peerless reputation for objective, non-partisan and authoritative reporting on Congress and politics. Today, CQ stands on the leading edge of information companies publishing in both online and print platforms.
The Creative Coalition is the leading 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, nonpartisan social and public advocacy organization of the arts and entertainment community. Founded in 1989 by prominent members of the creative community, The Creative Coalition is dedicated to educating and mobilizing its members on issues of public importance, primarily public education, the First Amendment, arts advocacy, media literacy, and de-stigmatizing mental illness. The Creative Coalition does not endorse or raise funds for political parties or candidates.
Media: Link to the news release.
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