International Week of Caring Celebrates Child Advocacy
Hannah Neil World of Children Awards and The Caring Institute partner to found week-long celebration

(November 11, 2002)

The Hannah Neil World of Children Awards has announced the creation of a partnership with The Caring Institute, based in Washington, D.C. to create the International Week of Caring.

A week-long set of activities is planned to celebrate children's advocates and promote the values of caring, integrity, and public service in the United States and around the world.

The partnership will be joined locally by: Children’s Hospital, United Way of Central Ohio, Children’s Hunger Alliance, FIRSTLINK, Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence, Catholic Social Services and The Junior League.

Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the WOC presents two separate $100,000 awards honoring those who dedicate their lives to serving children; The Kellogg’s Child Development Award and the Cardinal Health Children's Care Award.

For more than 15 years, the Caring Institute has celebrated those individuals whose life's work provides service to the disadvantaged, the poor, the disabled, and the dying. Now, for the first time, these two organizations have come together with local, national and international leaders to celebrate those whose lives are focused on improving the human race with their long-standing commitments to caring.

The week-long celebration kicks off Nov.16, 2002, in Columbus, Ohio, with the WOC Awards event where six honorees will be recognized for their extraordinary contributions to children. The week’s activities will continue in Washington, D. C. with a speech by President Carter entitled “How to Make the World a More Caring Place” to be held Nov. 19 at the Kennedy Center.

Tentative Schedule of Events for the International Week of Caring
· Saturday, Nov. 16 – World of Children Dinner and Awards Event, (Columbus, Ohio)

· Sunday, Nov. 17 – International Week of Caring Reception, Museum of Caring, (Washington, D.C.)

· Monday, Nov.18 – Caring Awards Reception and Dinner – Award recipients include Paul Newman, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Maya Angelou and Nancy Richards, (Washington, D.C.)

· Tuesday, Nov. 19 – Jimmy and Roslyn Carter Dinner and Public Address, "How to Make the World a More Caring Place," Kennedy Center, (Washington, D.C.) (note - Jimmy Carter is the Nobel Peace Prize Winner for this year)

· Wednesday, Nov. 20 – President George W. Bush to host a Presentation of Awards to Caring Children, East Wing of the White House, (Washington, D.C.)

· Thursday, Nov. 21 – Either: 1.) First Annual Caring Conference; or 2.)Senate Hearing - Ronald Reagan World Trade Center, (Washington D.C.)

· Friday, Nov. 22 - Caring Concert with performances from "The Capitol Steps," - Ronald Reagan World Trade Center (Washington, D.C.)


About the Hannah Neil World of Children
World of Children, Inc., (www.worldofchildren.org) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to recognize that the world’s largest voiceless minority, and its most important asset, is its children -- and to give this minority a voice by making children’s issues central to the future of all societies around the world. Founding sponsor Kellogg’s presents The Kellogg’s Child Development Award honoring an individual who has made a significant lifetime contribution to children’s futures by greatly improving their opportunities to learn and grow. Cardinal Health presents the Cardinal Health Children’s Care Award recognizing an individual who has made a significant lifetime contribution to the health and well-being of children. Since 1998, the Hannah Neil World of Children Awards program has recognized 24 honorees from 12 countries, awarding more than $400,000 in cash that has been reinvested in the community. Each year, a distinguished group of child advocates representing 11 nations reviews the nominations and selects the winner. Previous winners include: Kathleen Magee, co-founder of Operation Smile, an organization that provides free reconstructive surgery to thousands of children with facial deformities all over the world; and Father William B. Wasson, founder and director of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, a family of children’s homes in Mexico, Haiti and Central America.

About The Caring Institute
The Caring Institute (www.caringinstitute.org) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1985 to honor and promote the values of caring, integrity, and public service. Inspired by the example of Mother Teresa, the Institute believes that the solution to most problems is the caring of one human being for another. The Caring Institute celebrates those special individuals who, in transcending self, devote their lives in service to the disadvantaged, the poor, the disabled, and the dying. We honor those individuals who ennoble the human race with their long-standing commitments to caring.

About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health, Inc. (www.cardinal.com) is the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. Cardinal Health companies develop, manufacture, package and market products for patient care; develop drug-delivery technologies; distribute pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical and laboratory supplies; and offer consulting and other services that improve quality and efficiency in health care. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, the company employs more than 49,000 people on five continents and produces annual revenues of more than $40 billion. Cardinal Health is ranked #23 on the current Fortune 500 list and was named one of "The World's Best" companies by Forbes magazine in April 2002.

About Kellogg’s
With projected annual sales of more than $9 billion, Kellogg Company (www.kelloggs.com) is the world’s leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, frozen waffles, wholesome snacks, meat alternatives, pie crusts and ice cream cones. The company’s brands include Kellogg’s, Keebler, Pop-Tarts, Eggo, Cheez-It, Nutri-Grain, Rice Krispies, Murray, Austin Morningstar Farms, Famous Amos, Carr’s Plantation, Ready Crust and Kashi. Kellogg products are manufactured in 19 countries and marketed in more than 160 countries around the world.

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