May is National Foster Care Month
Each May Children's Homes of Cleveland County honors the children who have been placed in foster care. In May of 2011 there were 227 children placed in Cleveland County foster care.
Several Uptown businesses showed their support of these children by placing pinwheels in their storefronts. Thank you to ALL Children's Homes supporters!!
Windjammers Nine Who Care Award
The Windjammers were one of the Finalists for the Nine Who Care Awards, winning $900 for the Ride for the Children. Though they did not win the grand prize they are certainly #1 in our hearts everyday! Our thanks to the Windjammers for planning and coordinating this event each Christmas and to all of the other clubs and riders who support the Ride for the Children -a big Thank You, we look forward to seeing you in 2010!
Carl "Teddy Bear" Fortenberry, JP "Pope" Hope, Freddie "Axel" Leonhardt
Congratulations Windjammers
Since 1991 the Windjammers Motorcycle Club has been coming to Aaron's House on the Sunday before Christmas to bring toys to all the children in foster care and a monetary gift for CHCC. This year, 2010, will be the twentieth time this event has taken place. In honor of that milestone we nominated WJMC for one of the WSOC-TV Nine Who Care Awards - and they are finalists!
Starting September 7th the WSOC website will have an option to vote for one of the nine finalists. The winner will claim a $2000 prize for the agency that nominated them. Please join CHCC in congratulating the Windjammers for their hard work over the last twenty years and vote for them to be the WSOC winner!
Stewards of Children Training
Making a Plan to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
According to statistics provided by Darkness to Light one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused by the age of 18. This is an epidemic that we need to stop! Adults have the responsibility of protecting children but we aren't always sure of what to do. This training is designed to help adults make a plan that ensures a child's safety. The training is offered by CHCC to church groups, book clubs, civic organizations, school groups and community sports groups - anyone that works with children. If you would like to discuss scheduling, or sponsoring, a group training please call Margie at 704-484-2558. We can make a difference.
