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Contact: Lisa Tordo 610-992-1140 pr@childcareabc.org
The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation
Names Honorees for 20th Annual Rose Gala
Event honors child care advocates and supports high-quality,
affordable early care and education for children
King of Prussia, PA, September 20, 2007 - The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation (TLLCCF) will hold its 20th Annual Rose Gala, sponsored by Bernie Robbins Fine Jewelry and Cartier, on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Center City.
The Annual Rose Gala is an opportunity to recognize outstanding companies and individuals for their contributions to child care. The inaugural Founders’ Award will be presented to Evie and Ronald A. Krancer of Villanova at the 20th Annual Rose Gala. The Award is given once every generation and honors individuals for their commitment to the Foundation and to early care and education.
This year SEI will be presented with the TLLCCF Corporate Leadership Award. This award is presented to a company that exemplifies the finest among its peers in its commitment to the child care community, as it relates to its employees and the community-at-large. SEI is a leading global provider of institutional and personal wealth services.
Stated Chairman and CEO Alfred P. West, Jr., “Our commitment to improving the quality of early childhood education is a direct reflection of our commitment to our employees, our clients and our community. We understand the link between fully engaged employees and fully engaged clients. The positive imprint we leave on our community will create a foundation for a future workforce that is well-positioned to meet our clients’ needs for generations to come.”
TLLCCF has honored corporations with the prestigious Corporate Leadership Award since 1990. The Foundation will bestow its 17th Corporate Leadership Award at the gala. All previous Corporate Leadership Award honorees are invited to the gala to be recognized as champions in promoting high-quality child care in the workplace and in their communities.
Marlene Weinstein, Director of Early Age Education for the Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools and immediate past president of the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (DVAEYC), will be presented with the TLLCCF Child Care Advocate Award in Memory of Anne O. Krancer. This award is presented to an individual who has reached out to the child care community in an extraordinary way and
who exemplifies the utmost consistency, concern, and commitment to quality child care. Ms. Weinstein is being honored for her years of dedicated service to the child care community.
As a life long advocate for high-quality child care, and board member of and a good friend to TLLCCF, Ms. Weinstein shares her extensive knowledge and expertise in work/family policies and planning, designing and establishing high quality child care centers and curriculum. In recognition of her commitment and skills, she was appointed in 2003 by the Pennsylvania legislature to serve on the Accountability Review Council (ARC) to monitor reform in the School District of Philadelphia, a position she currently holds. Prior to her position at Middle States, Ms. Weinstein was Director of an innovative Child Care quality improvement initiative called Child Care Matters. The results of the project were published in Changing Systems, Changing Lives: Significant Early Lessons of a Bold Collaborative Effort to Improve Child Care in Pennsylvania (2001). Earlier in her career she provided the framework and guidance to fortune 500 companies in developing work/family policy and in setting-up on-site child care centers and back-up centers. She has edited or authored several publications on child care and was the 2001 recipient of the Child Care Champion award from the Delaware Valley Child Care Council.
This year the TLLCCF Child Care Center Recipient of the Child Care Advocate Award in Memory of Anne O. Krancer is the Parent-Infant Center in West Philadelphia. This award is presented to a child care center that provides high-quality child care and educational services in an environment that nurtures children and stimulates growth and creativity.
The event sponsors, Bernie Robbins and Cartier, will showcase Cartier’s jeweled watch collection featuring Ballon Bleu. Bernie Robbins Fine Jewelry will generously donate to the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation a portion of all proceeds from the purchase of Cartier watches from September 26 – October 3, 2007.
The 20th Annual Rose Gala chairs are Shelley and Don Greenbaum of Bala Cynwyd, honorary chairs are Evelyn and Hoagy Bock of Blue Bell, and ad book chairs are Marcy Bacine of West Mt. Airy and Lynn Marks of Narberth. WPVI-TV 6/abc Action News anchor Rick Williams will be the Master of Ceremonies for the event; and music will be provided by the Vincent James Band.
Observing its 20th 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 20th Annual Rose Gala will help to implement specific changes to improve the quality of child care for the children of Pennsylvania. To purchase tickets for the Rose Gala or for additional information regarding the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation, visit www.childcareabc.org or call 610-992-1140.
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