Valuing and Celebrating Americas Children -- National Love Our Children Day

Love Our Children USA today announced that the second annual National Love Our Children Day celebrates Americas children on Saturday, April 2, 2005, and is recognized with a proclamation from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. National Love Our Children Day is like Mother's and Father's Day for children and will be celebrated annually across the U.S. to honor children and strengthen families and raise awareness for efforts to protect children.

New York (PRWEB) March 28, 2005 -- This day was created to acknowledge the value of children and to give them a healthy start by growing up to be healthy, happy and responsible adults. By giving children the three essential elements which are love, protection and respect, we give our children the confidence they need to become strong and fit adults.

To honor children and raise money for programs to protect them in the wake of the child abuse epidemic, Love Our Children USA is holding a private online DREAM AUCTION from April 1st -- April 22nd at : www.loveourchildrenusa.cmarket.com. The event coincides with National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April and Love Our Children USAs National GET BLUE Campaign.

The online auction, a collectors dream offers items from the entertainment and sports industrys elite and others who have rallied to help Love Our Children USA in their mission to break the cycle that victimizes and neglects children.

Just some of the items to bid on include: Walk-On Roles to some of your favorite TV Shows (ie: CSI:Miami), Tickets to the hit Barry Manilow/Las Vegas show ... signed Celebrity & Sports Memorabilia from Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Lisa Kudrow, Sean Hayes, Sting, Beyonce, Phil Collins, Martina McBride, Melissa Etheridge, Jon Bon Jovi, Cindy Crawford, Will & Grace, Friends, Joan of Arcadia, NY Yankees, NE Patriots, NBA, Derek Jeter, Muhammad Ali and much more ... Spa & Resort Packages, Napa Wine Tour, Hot Air Balloon Rides, Meet & Greets with Entertainment & Sports Elite ... and Much More!

Last year, National Love Our Children Day was recognized with a proclamation from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a letter of support from New York State Governor George Pataki. The kickoff event was hosted by Tom Bergeron host of America's Funniest Home Videos who appeared on ABC's 'The View' to talk about the event.

We urge all parents, families and communities to take time to honor children on April 2, 2005- and each year on the first Saturday of April! This national celebration is an initiative of Love Our Children USA, a not-for-profit childrens advocacy organization.

Whether you are a parent or not, children touch your heart in some way. We all have children in our lives, whether it's a son or daughter, relative, friend or neighbor's child. What greater purpose does a person have than to help protect respect, honor and celebrate a child? What is more powerful than the realization that a child needs my love?

Spend the day with the children and teens in your life! Shower them with special attention. Take them to a movie, game, fair, circus, concert, shopping or out to lunch. Do something special together or buy them something theyve been wanting for a long time - just because you love them!

By honoring, respecting and protecting children and celebrating the loving relationship we all should have with them, we can keep them safe and protected and break the cycle that continues to victimize them in so many ways.

Reinforcing values of treating children with kindness and respect, nurturing their development, maintaining their self-esteem, creating a safe, non-violent world in which they can live, and reinforcing loving, healthy families to give all children a healthy start.

Focusing on the attitudes and behaviors that need to be changed -- promoting healthy and happy children and strengthened families through the support of our nations communities.

Americas children have been left in the shadows for too long. We celebrate them now and forever!

Whatever you choose to do with your children on Love Our Children Day, make it a special day! Celebrate together! Children are our treasures!

Love Our Children USA is the national leading grassroots organization that honors, respects and protects children. As a voice for children, they celebrate them and the loving relationship we should with them. Their mission is to break the cycle that victimizes children. They work to enable child success by eliminating behaviors that keep children from reaching their potential. They promote positive changes in parenting and family attitudes, along with behaviors and prevention strategies through public education campaigns. Love Our Children USA works to empower and support children, teens, parents and families through information, resources, advocacy and online youth mentoring.

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