Crown Me Productions Announcement
	Queen's Unite for Child Abuse Prevention Month
	Crown Me Productions Announces Pageant Queens from across US show support to local organization   Galena, Kansas –Crown Me Productions announced today that a network of pageant queens from across the United States, came together through the internet to spread awareness of Child Abuse Prevention and to support a local organization.     Members of the Achievement Queens and Delta Nu Pageant Sorority, two internet groups, came together to address Child Abuse Prevention.  The group also showed support to a local organization in their efforts to deal with the aftermath of child abuse.  The Queen's collected items for the Children's Center of Southwest Missouri.  Twenty-two Queens from 17 states participated in the effort to provide donations of money and other items to the center. Two local members of the group(s), Carrie Neet and A.L. Chubb, from SE Kansas, made delivery of the items on Wednesday, which included over 100 stuffed animals, video and audio tapes, coloring books, crayons, children's books and more.   The Children's Center is a child advocacy center, that provides a child-friendly, safe setting in which multidisciplinary teams can conduct investigations of alleged child abuse. Children’s Center is a not-for-profit agency which serves southwest Missouri children who are severely physically abused or sexually abused.  Children’s Center staff also offer advocacy, referrals and prevention education.   April is Child Abuse Prevention month.  This years theme is Safe Children and Healthy Families are a Shared Responsibility. The month of April is devoted to celebrating everything we do to transform our community into a place that cares about - and actively supports - families and children.  By ensuring that all parents in our community have access to quality childcare, affordable health services, parenting education resources, and substance abuse and mental health programs, we make progress toward what the month stands for.   The majority of child abuse cases stem from situations and conditions that are entirely preventable in an engaged and supportive community.  A community that cares about early childhood development, parent support and maternal mental health, for instance, is more likely to see families nurturing children who are born healthy and enter school ready to learn.  Cities and towns that work to create good school systems and who come together to ensure that affordable housing is available in good, safe neighborhoods are less likely to see stressed, isolated families who don't know where to turn.   Child Abuse Prevention Month is about connecting all of these dots so that the solutions to child abuse receive the attention the public craves.  In a recent poll, 89% of ?Americans reported that child abuse was a "very important" more issue to them (Scripps Survey Research Center Ohio University, Feb 2005).  But it's not enough to care about the problem and address its consequences.  We have to pay attention to the kinds of efforts that will prevent it from happening in the first place.  So this April, learn more about what you and your community can do to support child abuse prevention.  It's a shared responsibility and we're stronger together. Achievement Queens Email           Delta Nu Pageant Sorority Email         Quick Links... Children's Center Prevent Child Abuse   Carrie Neet making Delivery   Neet and Chubb with Children's Center Staff Member   Neet with Donated Stuffed Animals     Crown Me Productions | 11333 SE Bagdad Road | Galena | KS | 66739

For Immediate Release                                                            Date January 3, 2005      

 

                                                               

Crown Me Productions Honors Volunteers with

President’s Volunteer Service Award

 Award is a Prestigious National Honor for Volunteer Service

 

Galena, Kansas – Crown Me Productions today announced it will be awarding 30 volunteers with the President’s Volunteer Service Award, a national honor offered in recognition of volunteer service.

 

Established in 2003, the Award is available on an annual basis to individuals, groups and families who have met or exceeded requirements for volunteer service and have demonstrated exemplary citizenship through volunteering.  As one of hundreds of Certifying Organizations participating in the Award program, Crown Me Productions confers the award to recognize the outstanding achievements of its volunteers. 

 

Crown Me Productions has a history of volunteer service and more than 35 volunteers perform community service across the country each year on behalf of the organization. The organization will be awarding 22 Bronze Awards, 16 Silver Awards and 8 Gold Awards for service in 2004.  They will also be awarding 8 Lifetime Awards for service in excess of 4000 hours in a lifetime.  Award recipients include; Sophia Evans, Effie Horning, Pamela Huffines, Joy Tramaine Finerson, Anna Hessel, Tiffany Lee Brodt, Maureen Huebel, Julianna Griffin, Jessica Ammons, Cher Sakahara, Stayc Velarde, Carrie Neet, Aurora Bisig, Nancy Bardwell, Audrey Chubb, Angela Howell, Shantel Dixon , Wesley Hessel, Dean Walker, Linda Feagin, Linda Phipps, and Carolyn Pendleton.  Lifetime award recipients include; DeAnne Binns, Estella Staton, MaryAnn Talbot, Phyllis Abbott, G. Robert Abbott, Earl Staton, Bill Hall, and Kent Warstler. 

 

Twenty-two volunteers are part of the Queen’s Team and as a group have logged over 7500 volunteer hours in 2005.  Group members eligible for the groups “Gold Award” on top of any individual awards earned include Queen’s Team members; Sophia Evans, Effie Horning, Pamela Huffines, Joy Tramaine Finerson, Anna Hessel, Tiffany Lee Brodt, Maureen Huebel, Julianna Griffin, Jessica Ammons, Cher Sakahara, Stayc Velarde, Carrie Neet, Aurora Bisig, Nancy Bardwell, Audrey Chubb, Angela Howell, Shantel Dixon, Deonn Wiese, Yvette Parrish, Tandi Schuttler.

 

“In his 2002 State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush created the USA Freedom Corps, and called on every American to make a lifelong commitment to volunteer service.  The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes individuals and families who have answered that call,” said David  Chubb owner of Crown Me Productions. 

 

“America’s volunteers work to make our communities stronger and safer. As a Certifying Organization for the Award program, Crown Me Productions is proud to be aligned with this prestigious volunteer award, and we are especially proud of our volunteers who have made volunteer service a central part of their lives.”

 

The President’s Volunteer Service Award is an award for volunteer service that every American – from every age and every walk of life – can aspire to achieve.  To be eligible to receive the Award, individuals, families and groups submit a record of their annual volunteer service hours to participating Certifying Organizations, such as Crown Me Productions, that will verify the service and deliver the Award. Award eligibility for individuals and groups is based on hour requirements varying by age. 

 

“These recipients of the President’s Volunteer Service Award are role models for all Americans,” David Chubb said.  “Each volunteer hour contributed makes a difference in improving the quality of life for others, and I encourage everyone to contribute to our community by volunteering.  Volunteers bring us closer together as families, as communities and as a Nation, through their commitment.”

 

The Award is issued by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, a group created by President Bush to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers are making to our Nation.  Chaired by two-time Super Bowl Champion Darrell Green, with former U.S. Senators Bob Dole and John Glenn as honorary co-chairs, the Council comprises leaders in government, media, entertainment, business, education, nonprofits and volunteer service organizations, and community volunteering.

 

For more information about how to qualify for the President’s Volunteer Service Award and to find out how to identify additional volunteer opportunities in this area, visit www.PresidentialServiceAwards.gov or call 1-866-545-5307.

Lacey Cannon was selected as Miss Liberty Hill 2004

on April 17th, 2004 at Liberty Hill highschool.

 Lacey was the receipent of a $200.00 scholarship and also won overall talent and community service. Lacey's goal as Miss Liberty Hill 2004 is to raise a $500.00 scholarship for the 2005 winner, as well as get the royal court their very own float. Lacey would like to thank her directors Linda Cannon and Buffy Moravetz for supporting her this year.