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Upcoming
Events
Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
Saturday
March 31, 2012
10 a.m. - 12 noon
Our Children's Memorial Walkway
Frazier Park. 1201 W. 4th Street. Charlotte, NC
Family Fun Day / Awareness Walk to provide education and resources, increase awareness, and facilitate family fun and togetherness! This event is open to everyone in the community.
Charlotte Wine and Food Weekend
Thursday - Saturday
April 19 - 21, 2012
The Ritz-Carlton CharlotteTickets are now on sale for this fabulous weekend of events. You can visit the Charlotte Wine and Food Weekend website and purchase tickets here, and find out all about the weekend. All proceeds from events go to benefit: - Council for Children's Rights
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Charlotte Community Health Clinic
- Pat's Place Child Advocacy Center
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Council for Children's Rights
Fr. Greg's Visit to Charlotte - "Only Us."
The second annual A Night for Children's Rights Fundraiser was presented by Bank of America and Wells Fargo on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at the The Westin Charlotte from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Over 750 advocates, attorneys, supporters and friends of the Council attended the evening.
To learn more about the evening or the sponsors, please visit our blog.
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Watch Fr. Greg's remarks on YouTube
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Check out a Charlotte Wine and Food Weekend Vintner Dinner and the other AMAZING events!
April 19-22
Council for Children's Rights is the lucky recipient of a grant from Charlotte Wine and Food Weekend again in 2012. We are one of four beneficiaries - Second Harvest Food Bank, Charlotte Community Health Clinic and Pat's Place Child Advocacy Center are also joining in on the fun!
Vintner Dinners
Thursday, April 19th, all over Charlotte!
Here is a listing of a select few:
- Bonterra
- Custom Shop
- Georges Brasserie
- Halcyon
- King's Kitchen
- Rooster's
- Morton's
- Terra
Big Bottles and Blues
Friday, April 20th, The Ritz-Carlton Urban Garden
7:00 p.m.
Gala Event
Saturday, April 21st at The Ritz-Carlton
6:30 p.m.
Please contact Laura Maguire if you are interested and need help deciding what to attend. Also, make sure you attribute your ticket purchase to Council for Children's Rights! We appreciate all you do to help us ensure all Charlotte's children are safe, healthy and educated.
Laura Maguire
704-943-9460
lauram@cfcrights.org
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Levine Residents Advocate at the Council for Children's Rights
Mecklenburg Medicine
Magazine of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society
By: Mitch Feld
March 1, 2012 - Council for Children's Rights (CFCR) leads the Charlotte community to stand up for every child's right to be safe, healthy and educated. Sandy Zeskind, Ph.D., Research Professor of Pediatrics at Levine Children's Hospital approached CFCR several years ago about an innovative partnership with the Levine Children's Hospital (LCH). He suggested that both groups could benefit from pediatric resident physicians spending time during their advocacy rotation at CFCR. Currently Zeskind works with Mitchell Feld, a CFCR defense attorney, to coordinate monthly activities for the residents to gain a broad exposure to all services and activities affecting children in Mecklenburg County.
Residents spend one month during their first or second year of residency at CFCR. Residents observe court hearings, attend Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), attend the monthly Child Fatality Task Force meetings, meet with parents and children involved in custody disputes, assist in interviewing children at Charlotte's various mental health facilities, and help CFCR staff understand complex medical records, diagnoses, and medication.
If you would like to find out more about the Resident Advocacy program at Council for Children's Rights, check out our blog here or visit the Mecklenburg Medicine magazine.
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Thanks to the 2012 A Night for
Children's Rights Sponsors
* as of January 25, 2012
Presenting Sponsors
Defender of Children Sponsors
Advocates for Children Sponsors
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