Champions of Runaway and Homeless Youth Receive Honors.Virgin Mobile - Golden Pen Award Representative Ruben Hinojosa and XM Radio "Champions of Youth" National Network for Youth Presents Awards Tuesday, January 29 WASHINGTON -- National Network for Youth is proud to honor VIRGIN MOBILE with the Golden Pen Award. REPRESENTATIVE RUBEN HINOJOSA and XM RADIO are "Champions of Runaway and Homeless Youth". These awards honor those who work to educate about Runaway and Homeless Youth. "Virgin Mobile has done an amazing job of raising the awareness level of Runaway and Homeless Youth in this past year," says Victoria Wagner, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of NN4Y. Virgin Mobile has engaged youth to educate about and be responsible for "their own". They are empowering youth to make a difference by bringing together organizations on America's homelessness and connecting with young people. Representative Hinojosa is a tireless advocate working on behalf of runaway and homeless youth across the nation. His introduction of the Place to Call Home Act only served to illustrate his dedication to ending youth homelessness. XM Radio will also be honored for their report on the Bob Edwards For the article on Canadian newspaperman Bob Edwards, see Robert Chambers Edwards. Robert Alan Edwards (born May 16, 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an award-winning American public radio broadcaster. show. All will receive honors at the "Champions of Youth" dinner at the National Network for Youth's Symposium 2008: A Blueprint for the Future, on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at 6:30PM at The Omni Shoreham Hotel The Shoreham Hotel is a hotel in Northwest Washington, D.C., owned by Omni Hotels. It is located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street. Built in 1930, the building was designed by Waddy Butler Wood. , 2500 Calvert St, NW, Washington, DC. NN4Y spokesperson, Chris "Kazi" Rolle, will present these awards. A former homeless youth, Kazi's changed his life when he committed himself to youth issues through writing, working in shelters, and creating the Hip Hop hip-hop or hip hop n. 1. A popular urban youth culture, closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents. 2. Rap music. adj. Project (hiphopproject.org), an award-winning artist development program. There are 2.5 million disconnected, unaccompanied un·ac·com·pa·nied adj. 1. Going or acting without companions or a companion: unaccompanied children on a flight. 2. Music Performed or scored without accompaniment. and/or homeless youth in our country. Founded in 1975, National Network for Youth (www.nn4youth.org) is a membership organization seeking to ensure that all young people can be safe and lead healthy and productive lives. Other Honorees: * Lifetime Achievement Award- Mitch Weynand, LifeWorks, Austin, TX * Executive Leadership Award of Excellence - Jim Braun, Youth in Need, St. Louis * Agency of the Year Award- Green Chimneys- New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of * Advocacy Spirit Award- Dee Richter - Florida Network of Youth Services, FL. * Youth Worker of the Year - Nidia Escobar- Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. * Youth Worker of the Year- Shari McPeek - Family Resources, Inc., Pinellas County, FL. |
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