Local Business Uses Great Finds From the Past to Improve Children’s Futures On June 14, 2012, Bellini’s Antique Italia, an Italian antique business, celebrated their 10th Anniversary and the grand opening of their new Solana Beach location. During the event, Bellini’s introduced the World of Children Award to the community and announced that a portion of all June proceeds would be donated to the World of Children Award. “We are honored to be the beneficiaries of this truly lovely event,” said Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz, Co-Founder of the World of Children Award. “We are blessed to have such great partners and neighbors in this community.” If you or someone you know would be interested in hosting your own World of Children Award benefit event, please contact our office. For more about Bellini’s Antique Italia, please visit www.belliniimports.com and for more about the World of Children Award, please visit www.worldofchildren.org World of Children Award Celebrity Ambassador Stephanie March World of Children Award Board of Governors Dr. Harry Leibowitz Co-Founder & Co-Chair Ms. Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz Co-Founder & Co-Chair Director for GUESS? Inc., and Coldwater Creek, Inc. Mr. Jim Gold Vice Chairman President of Specialty Retail, Neiman Marcus Mr. Ranjan Manoranjan Treasurer CEO - 3SG Corporation Ms. Roberta V. Romberg Secretary Attorney at Law Ms. Jill Beraud CEO – Living Proof Mr. Keith Cox Managing Partner - Resort Equities Mr. Andy Cummins Founder & Managing Partner - Explorador Capital Mr. Francis L. Fraenkel Managing Director - Neuberger Berman, LLC Mr. Gene Frantz Partner - TPG Capital, L.P. Mr. Jim Gamett Managing Director - StepStone Group Ms. Joyce I. Greenberg Partner, Coburn Greenberg Partners LLC Mr. Bertan Kalatchi CEO - JohnPaulRichard, Inc. Ms. Archana Kumar EVP - BBDO Ms. Maxine Martens CEO - Martens & Heads! Ms. Grace Nichols CEO Retired – Victoria’s Secret Stores Chairman of the Board, New York & Company Director, Men’s Wearhouse Ms. Ann O’Malley Executive Vice President, Brand and Creative Services - Victoria’s Secret Direct Ms. Sandy Piontak Co-Founder - P2F Holdings Mr. Jerry Politzer CEO - National Retail Consultants Ms. Susanna Steinberg San Francisco Community Leader World of Children Award Team Executive Director, Lynn Wallace Naylor Nominations Project Manager, Annette Andre Online Marketing Manager, Jenn Merket Connect With Us! facebook.com/worldofchildrenawards @worldofchildren Co-Founder Harry Leibowitz at the gala event for the 2012 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients Left to Right: April Bellini of Bellini’s Antique Italia, World of Children Award Co-Founder, Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz, and Nona Isaacson Co-Founder Named 2012 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipient Congratulations to Co-Founder Harry Leibowitz Established by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations in 1986, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor is awarded to remarkable Americans who exemplify outstanding qualities in both their personal and professional lives while continuing to preserve the richness of their particular heritage. “As a child of immigrants, whose parents and grandparents walked more than 1,000 miles with barely the clothes on their backs for the opportunity to get on a ship and come to the United States, I can think of no greater recognition for the work we all do for children in need than the Ellis Island Medal of Honor,” remarked Harry Leibowitz at the awards ceremony. World of Children Award Office 6200 Stoneridge Mall Road, 3rd Floor Pleasanton, CA 94588-3242 USA www.worldofchildren.org [email protected] • (925) 399-6410
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Local Business Uses Great Finds From the Past to Improve Children’s Futures On June 14, 2012, Bellini’s Antique Italia, an
Italian antique business, celebrated their 10th
Anniversary and the grand opening of their
new Solana Beach location. During the event,
Bellini’s introduced the World of Children
Award to the community and announced
that a portion of all June proceeds would be
donated to the World of Children Award.
“We are honored to be the beneficiaries of this
truly lovely event,” said Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz,
Co-Founder of the World of Children Award.
“We are blessed to have such great partners
and neighbors in this community.”
If you or someone you know would be interested in hosting your own World of
Children Award benefit event, please contact our office. For more about Bellini’s
Antique Italia, please visit www.belliniimports.com and for more about the World
of Children Award, please visit www.worldofchildren.org
World of Children Award Celebrity Ambassador
Stephanie March
World of Children Award Board of Governors
Dr. Harry Leibowitz Co-Founder & Co-Chair
Ms. Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz Co-Founder & Co-Chair
Director for GUESS? Inc., and Coldwater Creek, Inc.
Mr. Jim Gold Vice Chairman
President of Specialty Retail, Neiman Marcus
Mr. Ranjan Manoranjan Treasurer
CEO - 3SG Corporation
Ms. Roberta V. Romberg Secretary
Attorney at LawMs. Jill Beraud CEO – Living Proof
Mr. Keith Cox Managing Partner - Resort Equities
Mr. Andy Cummins Founder & Managing Partner - Explorador Capital
Mr. Francis L. FraenkelManaging Director - Neuberger Berman, LLC
Mr. Gene Frantz Partner - TPG Capital, L.P.
Mr. Jim GamettManaging Director - StepStone Group
Ms. Joyce I. GreenbergPartner, Coburn Greenberg Partners LLC
World of Children Awards e t t i n g t h e g o l d s t a n d a r d i n c h i l d a d v o c a c y
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Ensuring Children Stand on Their Own Two Feet2011 Health Honoree Dr. Ashok Banskota uses our Award to help children walk for the first time.
Dr. Ashok Banskota provides urgently needed medical care to Nepal’s most
disadvantaged children, many of whom suffer from disabilities or deformities that
limit their physical mobility and cause them to be ostracized by society. Since receiving
World of Children Award funds last year, Dr. Banskota and his team have already
changed the lives of 96 children with clubfoot, the world’s most common congenital
birth defect. Because of your support and Dr. Banskota’s care, these children are now
able to take their first steps toward a better future.
Photo Left: Dr. Ashok Banskota with a young boy now on the mend
Photo Right: Neha Gupta with Lynn Doyle of the show “It’s Your Call”
Launching a Hero to Change Young Lives 2011 Youth Honoree Neha Gupta is boldly leveraging our Award to empower even more children.
Our mission is not only to fund the work of our Honorees, but also to
help them gain exposure in order to increase awareness about their
crucial work for children. The media has enthusiastically sought out
Neha Gupta since she received a World of Children Award last year. So
far, she has been featured on CNN, ABC, NBC, ESPN and Teen Vogue. This
exposure sparked further national recognition for Neha; she has since
been named a 2012 Prudential Spirit of Community Award recipient, a
Kohl’s Cares Award Winner, a 2012 NHL All-Star World Changers winner
and a USA Weekend Make a Difference Day 2012 National Winner. The
World of Children Award would like to congratulate Neha on all of her
recent honors and wish her well in her unending dedication to the
world’s most vulnerable children.
2012 World of Children Award Nominations Update 2012 Nominations website is now closed | Over 850 nominations came from all over the world
2012 Award Honorees announced in early September | Nominations for 2013 Awards start in January
Want to Make a Donation to the World of Children Award?To sign up for our 12x12 Campaign or to make a life-changing donation for vulnerable children please visit:
www.worldofchildren.org to view our individual donation options.
What are You Doing with Your Spare Change? Join the 12x12 movement to change the lives of four children in need this year.
For a child in need, a little change can make a big difference.
That is why we are excited to invite our supporters to join
the World of Children Award 12x12 Campaign, a movement
dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged children.
By chipping in $12 per month for 12 months, members will
effectively change the lives of four vulnerable children.
Members will join a growing community of like-minded
individuals who want to help improve the lives of children
around the world, one child at a time.
12x12 members can be sure that 100% of their monthly
donations will go to our vital programs supporting children in
need around the world. Supporters who sign up will receive an annual report to see how their funds are making a real difference
in the lives of vulnerable children. Members will also receive regular updates on the programs we fund, name recognition on our
website and a World of Children Award silicon wristband to show their support.
2013 Geisinger World of Children Award and Fellowship Endowment Together with the vision and leadership of Glenn D. Steele Jr., MD, PhD, President and
CEO of Geisinger Health System, we are delighted to announce the establishment of
our organization’s first endowment. Created to fund the World of Children Health Award
in perpetuity, the Geisinger World of Children Award and Fellowship will be funded
by a $2 million endowment raised by and managed within the Geisinger Foundation.
On May 9, 2012, our co-founders met with Geisinger Health System leadership in
New York City to sign the final Memorandum of Agreement.
The Annual Health Honoree will be awarded a $50,000 cash grant to advance their
work on behalf of children. In addition, the Honoree will be offered the opportunity
Left to right: Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz, Jim Brucker, Andy Deubler and Harry Leibowitz
Photograph by Raph M. Kowalik
to spend time at Geisinger to observe and learn from its clinical physicians in such areas as: emergency medicine, trauma
care, primary care and other clinical areas that can impact and improve the quality of care Honorees provide to children. This
educational opportunity is valued at an additional $50,000.
Vulnerable children around the world will benefit from Geisinger Health System’s mission to enhance the quality of life with a
balanced program of patient care, education, research and community service. The World of Children Award could not be more
proud to stand together with Geisinger Health System in this important partnership.
Save this Date! 15th Annual Awards Ceremony Lights Up New YorkMark your calendars for Thursday evening, October 25, 2012 for our 15th Annual World of Children Awards Ceremony! Last year we welcomed guests from all over the world and from 10 different states to meet our inspirational heroes serving children in need.
The upcoming event will honor our 2012 Award Recipients at 583 Park Avenue in New York City, and will be hosted by our Board of Governors and Co-Chaired by Christine and Doug Harmon, Jamie Barry and Jerry Politzer, Ann O’Malley and Mark Scheinberg and Honorary Event Chairs, Beth and Jim Gold.
In the spirit of celebrating our 15th year of honoring, funding and elevating the work of child advocates from around the world, the World of Children Award will shine a special spotlight on our first ever Youth Award Recipient, Craig Kielburger. We recognized Craig back in 2002 for his work with Free the Children, an organization that he founded at the age of 12. Today, Free the Children is the largest children-for-children organization in the world, with over one million young people in 45 countries working to provide education to children around the globe. We will be presenting Craig and Free the Children with a program grant during the 15th Anniversary event, which will be leveraged by his gold standard organization to impact the lives of even more children.
Alina Cho, CNN National Correspondent and long-time World of Children Award supporter, will receive the 2012 Board of Governors’ Award, which will be presented by Cindi Leive, Editor-in-Chief of Glamour magazine. Stepping in for Alina as this year’s Master of Ceremonies will be World of Children Award Celebrity Ambassador and actress, Stephanie March, best known for her role on Law and Order: SVU.
Please contact our World of Children Award team if you are interested in joining us at the 15th Annual Awards Ceremony or if you would like to stand with our prestigious event sponsors. We hope to see you there!