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August 9, 2005: Headlines: Directors - Shriver: U.S. Newswire: Mark Shriver will also give the keynote speech, which will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Foster Grandparent Program, started by his father, Sargent Shriver
Mark Shriver will also give the keynote speech, which will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Foster Grandparent Program, started by his father, Sargent Shriver
"Forty years ago, my father envisioned a program that would utilize the talents and life experiences of retired men and women to help children with special needs achieve their fullest potential," says Shriver. "Today, more than 30,000 Foster Grandparents work with a quarter of a million young people each year - through schools, daycare centers, Head Start programs and other community organizations - to give them the individual attention and support they need to succeed."
Mark Shriver will also give the keynote speech, which will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Foster Grandparent Program, started by his father, Sargent Shriver
Kentucky Foster Grandparents Receive Presidential Service Awards
Aug 9, 2005
U.S. Newswire
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky., Aug. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- More than 70 volunteers in the Foster Grandparent Program will be honored for their service to special needs children in southeastern Kentucky at a recognition luncheon hosted by Save the Children on August 11th at the Cumberland Inn in Williamsburg. Nearly half of those senior men and women will receive the prestigious Lifetime Presidential Service Award for contributing over 4,000 hours of community service. Special guests will include First Lady Glenna Fletcher and Mark Shriver, vice president and managing director of Save the Children's US Programs.
Shriver will also give the keynote speech, which will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Foster Grandparent Program, started by his father, Sargent Shriver.
"Forty years ago, my father envisioned a program that would utilize the talents and life experiences of retired men and women to help children with special needs achieve their fullest potential," says Shriver. "Today, more than 30,000 Foster Grandparents work with a quarter of a million young people each year - through schools, daycare centers, Head Start programs and other community organizations - to give them the individual attention and support they need to succeed."
In the rural Appalachian region of Kentucky, where Save the Children began its work in 1932, the organization recruits and trains seniors to strengthen the literacy skills of school-aged children in Jackson, Knott, Letcher, Perry and Whitley counties. This year, the program will expand to include Clay and Owsley counties, with support from the Kentucky Education Cabinet and Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
"Literacy is the key that unlocks the door of hope and opportunity for all Kentuckians. Without the magical key of literacy, our children will be trapped in the past," said First Lady Glenna Fletcher. "Childhood development studies may debate some specific findings, but educational researchers agree: if we get the reading right, the rest will fall into place."
Laura Stigall, who manages the Foster Grandparent Program through Save the Children's Appalachia Field Office in Berea, says her volunteers work in school libraries, with small groups in classrooms, and through individual tutoring sessions to help children who are reading below grade level.
"We know that a strong foundation in literacy gives children in even the most impoverished and remote areas a chance for a good education, a meaningful career and a way out of poverty," says Stigall. "Save the Children is partnering with schools in these communities to ensure they have access to the books, technology and supplemental services they need to close the literacy gap."
EDITORS: The media is invited to cover the luncheon. To arrange an interview with Mark Shriver, Laura Stigall or First Lady Glenna Fletcher, please contact Wendy Christian at (203) 221-3767 or (203) 241-9722.
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