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Ways to Make A Difference for Children
from Generations United |
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Volume 8, Issue 11
| November 10, 2011
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A Bounty of Thanks and Opportunities
As Thanksgiving draws near, we want to thank all of our Captains4Kids for their support this past year. We are particularly grateful for all of your hard work and the many successes you achieved, just some of which include:
- conducting over 1,345 direct contacts with legislators about the intergenerational value of quality early care and education
- helping us expand our network to over 800 Captains4Kids
- generating 8 media stories and 13 letters to the editor in newspapers such as The New York Times, Herald-Leader, York Daily Record, and The Asbury Park Press
- securing 13 national aging organizations to co-sign a letter in support of including quality early education and pre-k in the ESEA
We reall y appreciate your help and have a bounty of new opportunities for you to take action this month. Any questions? Contact Anne at 202-777-0119 or awise@gu.org.
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Upcoming Event: Pamper Your Body, Revitalize Your Mind, and Help Build Your Community in York, PA.
Pennsylvania Seniors4Kids is pleased to co-sponsor a day of pampering for older adults at the Crispus Attucks Activity Center in York, PA on Wednesday, November 16 at 605 South Duke Street. After pampering your body with spa services and giveaways, join with Active Living Seniors, Rising Stars, and the Youthbuild Charter School for an intergenerational dialogue.
 Revitalize your spirits by connecting with youth and help build your community for the future by sharing your mind with policymakers. RSVP to State Coordinator Yvonne Thompson-Friend.
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Kentucky Seniors4Kids Thanksgiving Campaign
When you think about the ways to help children at Thanksgiving, advocacy might not immediately leap to mind. But important decisions affecting Kentucky's young children, their education, and your community are routinely made at the state and local levels.
 In difficult economic times, policy makers must make tough decisions. It can make them feel like real turkeys lately. That's why we are launching a Kentucky Seniors4Kids Thanksgiving Campaign.
As you prepare to spend time with family and friends this Thanksgiving, please take a few minutes to follow our Kentucky Seniors4Kids phone recipe or personalize our sample letter to help Kentucky's children achieve school and lifetime success. It won't take a lot of your time but it could reap a cornucopia of rewards for Kentuckians of all ages.
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New York Captains4Kids: Support QUALITYstarsNY
QUALITYstarsNY offers a clear, organized, cost-effective way to measure, improve, and communicate the quality of New York State's early care and learning programs.
In partnership with Winning Beginning New York, New York Seniors4Kids urges Governor Cuomo and the Legislature to fully implement QUALITYstarsNY - to increase the number of kids, programs and teachers supported.
 You can make a difference today by customizing our sample letters and emailing, faxing, or mailing it to your policymakers. |
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New Jersey Seniors4Kids Ask: What about the Kids?
An opinion from New Jersey State Coordinator John Wanat ran as the featured letter on Sunday, October 28 in The Asbury Park Press. Congratulations to John and thank you to all of our volunteers who supported the Advocates for Children of New Jersey's What about the Kids campaign.
 Next up, we will gear up to support Advocates for Children of New Jersey's School Breakfast Campaign. Sign their petition today!
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Westward Bound: Colorado Seniors4Kids
In partnership with Colorado Children'sCampaign, we are thrilled to expand into Colorado. Colorado Seniors4Kids seeks volunteers age 50 and older from across the state.
It won't take a lot of your time to make a big difference for Colorado's children. For more information about Generations United's Colorado Seniors4Kids or to sign up as a volunteer Captain4Kids, please contact Anne Wise at 202-777-0119.
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Tom's Corner
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton , Harvard professor and early-learning researcher in a recent talk stressed the importance of family when "galvanizing" the community around early learning. Tom notes that it's important to be on the "same team" with a shared goal of protecting child development. "Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, caregivers are all part of a system that impacts a child's development."
-Thomas Taylor is Special Advisor to Generations United's Seniors4Kids. You may reach him at ttaylor@gu.org or202-289-3979.
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All supporters of Seniors4Kids receive a free subscription to GRAND, the online magazine by grandparents, for grandparents. Visit here to read the latest copy and get valuable offers, inspirational stories and more. | |
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Contact Us
Generations United's Seniors4Kids
Attention: Anne Tria Wise (awise@gu.org)
1331 H St. NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 2005-4739
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