sweet award
This weekend I’ll be headed for Davis, California, to receive the Friend of the Child Award from young child abuse advocates.
The Courageous Kids’ Network is a group of young adults who speak out about their experiences being placed with abusive parents by family courts. Now that they are out of abuseve homes, they are speaking out to help other kids. I’ve heard a lot about them but this will be my first chance to meet them in person.
The conference is the 14th Annual Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Conference put on by the California Protective Parents Association.
Jessica Hendry, who played Dejar in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine will speak at the conference about her memoir How Yo Cook Your Daughter, and what it was like when she confronted the famous father who abused her.
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Later this month, on April 24, I’ll be speaking at the Downstate Conference on Child Abuse in Southern Illinois.
I’ll present a plenary session on STRONG AT THE HEART and lead a workshop in Overcoming the Stigma of Abuse.
Hailey said,
April 13, 2008 @ 1:39 pm
Hi, my name is Hailey and I’m 12 years old. My brother, Alexander passed away in 2006 from a heart defect and now I keep a blog in his memory to reach out to other kids and families and do acts of kindness in my brothers name. I found your site and wanted to give you Alexanders award for having a site that spreads the message of hope and love.
I don’t know how to do html so please visit my blog www.alexandersheart.blogspot.com and copy the award to put on your site. If you wish, give this award to 3-5 other blogs or sites you feel share the message of hope and love as well. God bless, Hailey
marj aka thriver said,
June 14, 2008 @ 7:14 am
Congratulations on a well-deserved award. I hope the conference went well.