Committee for Economic Development to Receive the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation Corporate Leadership Award at 21st Annual Rose Gala
Committee for Economic Development Trustees grasp the important role programs targeted at young children play as a tool for equal opportunity and economic development
King of Prussia, PA, October 25, 2008– The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation (TLLCCF) will honor the Committee for Economic Development (CED) of Washington, DC, tonight with its prestigious Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation Corporate Leadership Award. CED is an organization that addresses the national priorities that promote sustained economic growth and development to benefit all Americans. CED was selected to receive the award for their commitment to high-quality child care. The Award is being presented in Philadelphia at the Foundation’s 21st Annual Rose Gala on October 25, 2008. Accepting the award for the CED is Peter Benoliel, CED Trustee and Chairman Emeritus, Quaker Chemical Corporation.
The TLLCCF Corporate Leadership Award is presented annually to an organization or a company that exemplifies the finest among its peers in its commitment to the child care community.
Stated CED President Charles E. M. Kolb, “As other industrialized countries have recognized, a child’s future and a nation’s economic future both increasingly depend on giving children a strong start. The CEOs and university presidents who comprise CED’s Board of Trustees have a long-held belief that the development and education of all children from the earliest stages of their lives must be a national priority. CED’s trustees grasp the important role programs targeted at young children play as a tool for equal opportunity and economic development. In an era when human capital formation is a key national priority for countries competing in an information-based global economy, our trustees continue to seek greater investment in America’s children.”
Continued Kolb, “Prompted by CED and other key organizations, business leaders are now supporting birth to five strategies in their communities, homes and corporations. We see business leaders becoming more hands-on in shaping and advocating for early childhood funding streams that are appropriate for their state and local communities. The timely entrance of the business community onto the early childhood policy scene helped build support for recent increases in state funding for zero to five programs across the country.”
“CED reflects the values that we identify in organizations and/or corporations we honor each year at our Annual Rose Gala,” Stated Allan Miller, executive director of the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation. “Their sense of commitment to child care as it relates to all American children, corporations and the community exemplifies responsibility and commitment to our nation’s children. This is evident in CED’s involvement in recent years in their education policy work. CED’s path-breaking work in presenting the economic arguments for investing in early childhood education will continue to be driven by strong interest by CED’s trustees. We are proud to have CED join our list of distinguished Corporate Leadership Award winners.”
Continued Miller, “Our Corporate Leadership Award winners all share a common factor: they know that without high-quality child care we can not remain competitive in the global market. Studies show that high-quality child care has a positive impact on children’s learning skills, social skills and development.”
TLLCCF has honored corporations with the prestigious Corporate Leadership Award since 1990. The Foundation will bestow its 18th Corporate Leadership Award at the gala. Recipients of the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation Corporate Leadership Award receive an original collage by the late Sam Maitin, an international renowned artist.
Observing its 21st year of making America better by improving early care and education, the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation has dedicated its resources to improving the quality of child care for all children;
supporting and elevating the status of child care teachers and providers; raising awareness of the need for affordable, quality child care; and, partnering with business and government in making child care a priority. TLLCCF is a nonprofit, nonsectarian 501(c)(3) organization established in 1987 in memory of Terri Lynne Lokoff, a devoted child care worker.
Proceeds from the 21st Annual Rose Gala will help to implement specific changes to improve the quality of child care for all children.
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