Attend a special evening honoring Child S.H.A.R.E. founders Dr. Mary Rotzien and Brian Buchanan.

Saturday September 25, 2010
5:00pm-7:00pm Silent Auction
7:00pm-9:30pm Dinner, Live Auction & Evening Program

The Westin Pasadena
191 North Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena California 91107

Guardian Angel Award
Dr. Rotzien and Mr. Buchanan’s visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to Child S.H.A.R.E. continues to propel the organization forward, providing stability for over 2,700 children who have found homes with Child S.H.A.R.E. families.

Founder’s Alumni Scholarship Award
Chad Lucia was lovingly welcomed into a Child S.H.A.R.E. home at 8 days old. Now 21 years old, Chad plans to transfer to California State University Northridge, majoring in Speech Pathology. Chad’s ambition, success and desire to give back to others make him a perfect recipient of the Founder’s Alumni Award for 2010.

To Sponsor
For sponsorship, advertisement and ticket information contact Special Events Manager, Amanda Turek Aturek@childshare.org or 818.649.8016

Child S.H.A.R.E. is happy to Premiere Go Go Gourmet
Good Eats, Good Drinks, Good Times

Friday June 11, 2010

7-11pm

2929 Edinger Avenue
Tustin, CA 92780
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Advance Ticket Sales
$50.00 per person
$60.00 at the door

Featuring:

Southern California’s Popular Gourmet Food Trucks

Including:

Barcelona on the Go

Crepes Bonaparte

Taco Dawg

Louks

Hosted by

Specialty Tequila Cocktails

Sponsored by

For information and ticket sales contact

Shoshana Puccia
By Email: spuccia@childshare.org
By Phone: (714) 619-0213

Sponsors include:

Herronco
Jamboree Plaza
Azunia
Kerns
Stremicks Heritage Foods
Hope Wine

Get ready for a great time of fun, food, games, music & much more this summer at the Child S.H.A.R.E. Summer Family Picnics!

L.A. County Summer Family Picnic
Saturday, June 26th
11am–2pm

O.C./Riverside County Summer Family Picnic
Saturday, July 31st
11am–2pm

All Child S.H.A.R.E. families are invited and encouraged to attend!

Please R.S.V.P. for your county’s picnic to:

Andrew Henck
ahenck@childshare.org
818.649.8020 | L.A. County Office
714.619.0245 | Orange County Office

Come to Damons’ Restaurant and Bar on Brand Blvd. in downtown Glendale this Thursday, August 27th from 6-8pm and support Child S.H.A.R.E.

A portion of the tips from the night as well as the proceeds from the raffle items sold will be donated to Child S.H.A.R.E.
 
Child S.H.A.R.E. volunteer Jen Caruso, backed by her Dreamworks collegue Diana will once again serve as guest bartenders at Damon’s to support their charity of choice- Child S.H.A.R.E.!
 
We hope to see you there!

Check out a few photos of this years LA Marathon and Child S.H.A.R.E. Mile 13 Block Party.

Lead by Pastor Mike Johnson, Grace Hills Church of Aliso Viejo has committed to Run. Walk. or Bike the LA Marathon as part of Team Child S.H.A.R.E. this Memorial Day.  For the past month, Pastor Mike has lead by example, adhering to a strict training regime in order to be in top shape for his first marathon.  He decided to join Team Child S.H.A.R.E. after speaking with his sister-in-law and Orange County Recruiter, Alena Strickland. 
 
Foster care and adoption have touched Mike’s heart because his wife, Alice Johnson, was adopted as an infant. Six of his nieces and nephews were also adopted.  Mike explains, “It is clear that every child matters to God. I am willing to do whatever it takes to find loving, safe homes for children in the foster care system. We, as a church are committed to help in any way we can. Jesus loves every child and we want to show them that love by not only our words, but our actions. Running a marathon to ensure that Child S.H.A.R.E. can continue to find safe homes for every child that needs one is putting our words into action”
 
We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.  Welcome to the Team, Grace Hills!

Mission Viejo Christian Church (MVCC) hosted a Parents Night Out for Child S.H.A.R.E. families on February 20, 2009.  Parent’s Night Out provides our foster and adoptive families with a well deserved evening out to relax and enjoy a traditional “date night,” while their children enjoy a night of fun themselves.  MVCC welcomed 14 foster and adopted children along with 12 volunteers from the church’s college group, “The Movement.”  As parents dropped off their children for a night of entertainment, including carnival games, movies and dinner, Child S.H.A.R.E. Recruiter, Alena Strickland, heard a tiny, wide-eyed 3 year old boy crying to his Dad.  “Don’t leave me, don’t leave me!,” he sobbed.  The little boy clung to his Dad’s neck and was so afraid for his Daddy to leave. Alena stepped in and taking his hand directed him to a pile of Legos on the floor.  That did the trick, he immediately became engrossed in constructing a fort.  Alena couldn’t help but feel a great sense of joy as this little boy was at long last part of a loving family.  As she sat back and watched all the children involved in the activities that buzzed around her, she thought of how amazing this event was.  The 14 kids at the Parent’s Night Out would have been left without parents that love them so immensely if these men and women, from diverse faith communities had not stepped forward to provide them with permanent and loving homes.  And that is the very essence of Child S.H.A.R.E.

26.2 miles on foot?
20 miles on a bike?
How about as little as 3.2 miles (a 5K)?
 
Every day Child S.H.A.R.E. embarks on a journey to find families for abused and abandoned children in foster care in LA, Orange and Riverside County. Since our inception in 1985, we have found homes for 2,536 children in foster care. With a few clicks of your mouse you can join the 2009 Child S.H.A.R.E. LA Marathon Team and show your commitment to finding safe, loving homes for these abused children.
 
The LA Marathon is one of the most important events on the Child S.H.A.R.E. calender.  Child S.H.A.R.E. has been an official charity of the LA Marathon for 14 years.  To be held on Memorial Day, May 25th 2009 we are looking to YOU- to join the Child S.H.A.R.E. Team.
 
It’s EASY, simply choose how you’d like to help from the list below and register with Child S.H.A.R.E. and the LA Marathon.
 
Join Us
1. RUN the Marathon (26.2 miles and indeed a challenge!)
2. WALK the 5K (3.2 miles)
3. BIKE the Acura Bike Tour (approximately 20 miles)
4. Volunteer at our Mile 13 (along the marathon course) Block Party to cheer on runners and cut & pass out oranges & water
 
Know that the majority of our LA Marathon Team members are NOT elite athletes and participate in the Bike Tour, 5K or Block Party to raise sponsorships from their friends and family members to benefit Child S.H.A.R.E.
 
There is no minimum amount Child S.H.A.R.E. Team members must raise and there is no cost to join Team Child S.H.A.R.E.  All Team members receive an official Child S.H.A.R.E. T-shirt as well as lunch, generously provided by In-N-Out Burger at the Mile 13 Block Party.  We provide our Team members with all of the necessary sponsorship forms as well as guidance on soliciting and tracking sponsorships online and on paper.
 
Our goal in 2009 is to raise $100,000!  Each dollar raised will help change the life of a foster child.  Quite simply, the more money we raise the more foster children we can find homes for.  Run. Walk or Bike alongside us this Memorial Day. It will be an unforgettable journey with an immeasurable impact on the life of a child.

Who will set the Marathon Pace?

Will they do it again?

Yes, I’m talking about Mayesh Wholesale Florist’s distinguished history as an LA Marathon team.  Under the leadership of Child S.H.A.R.E. Board President Pat Dahlson, Mayesh has set the bar for Corporate Sponsorship for Child S.H.A.R.E.

Last year, Mayesh employees raised $17,155 in LA Marathon sponsorships from their friends and family members.  Capping off that impressive sum, Mayesh corporate leadership gave an additional $25,000.  If that wasn’t enough, Mayesh employees also hosted our Mile 13 Block Party and pre-race Bike Party. 

Will you be the one to rise and meet the Child S.H.A.R.E. LA Marathon Challenge like Mayesh?

If you can…

If you will…

If you do…meet this challenge YOU will take ownership of the Child S.H.A.R.E. Trophy. 

As glorious in spirit as the Stanley Cup, the Child S.H.A.R.E. Trophy will be engraved with you, or your company’s name, allowing you to boast of your ownership for a year.

Until the 2010 Child S.H.A.R.E. Challenge arrives, that is.

Then, the race starts anew.

CHILDREN’S CHARITY RELEASES VIDEO ABOUT LA MARATHON

GLENDALE, CA: Child S.H.A.R.E. (Support, Hope, Advocacy, Resources), a non-profit organization that finds quality foster and adoptive homes for abused, abandoned and neglected children has released a 2009 LA Marathon Campaign video. Running 60 seconds, the video follows 12 year old Child S.H.A.R.E Team member Toby Dunlap.

The video highlights Dunlap’s volunteerism with Child S.H.A.R.E., which includes raising $2,100 through sponsorships to help find homes for foster children by biking in the 2008 LA Marathon. Admitting that “it’s a very long bike ride”, Dunlap adds, “I feel like I’ve accomplished something great when I finish!”

For the past 3 years Dunlap has secured sponsorships from family, friends and classmates to support Child S.H.A.R.E. at the LA Marathon. Dunlap explains, “I think that it is great that these people take the time to help out these kids who need homes…and because when my Dad was 9 years old he was a foster child.”

An official charity of the LA Marathon for 14 years, Child S.H.A.R.E. is challenging the community to “Run. Walk. Bike. Their Talk for Child S.H.A.R.E.” Asking “How far would you journey for your family?,” Child S.H.A.R.E. seeks to increase foster care awareness and find safe, stable and loving families for the 20,000 abused children currently in foster care in LA and Orange County.

The video was filmed and produced by Portnoy Media Group. Music for the video was generously liscensed by Williams Fitzsimmons, showcasing the song “Afterall” from Fitzsimmons album “Goodnight.” The video can be viewed at Child S.H.A.R.E.’s official website www.childshare.org as well as on YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook.

Founded in 1985 in California, Child S.H.A.R.E. places approximately 200 children a year in foster homes. Since 2002, one in three foster children in a Child S.H.A.R.E. home is adopted – almost twice the national 18 percent average. Child S.H.A.R.E. is the nation’s only program that networks the deaf and faith communities together to recruit and support American Sign Language-fluent homes for deaf foster children.

Child S.H.A.R.E. works with an ecumenical network of over 350 partner congregations and community groups. The network is denominationally, ethnically and culturally diverse and includes services in three languages (English, Spanish, and American Sign Language).

The LA Marathon will be held on Memorial Day, May 25th and includes a 26.2 mile race, a 5K and Bike Tour. For more information or to join the Child S.H.A.R.E. LA Marathon Team, please visit www.childshare.org/marathon, call Amanda Turek, at 818.649.8016, or email her at aturek@childshare.org.