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PRESS RELEASE contact: Donna Xenakis 843-729-9957 843.747.0480 X 26 Charleston, South Carolina February 12, 2007
Sharon Kirby, local Parent Leader; recipient of state and national Parents Anonymous® Jolly K Award
Sharon Kirby will be presented with the 2007 Jolly K Parent Leader Award on February 12, 2007 as part of the Parents Anonymous® National Training Institute held annually in Washington D.C. The Jolly K Award is given to a Parents Anonymous® Parent who exemplifies strong Parent Leadership as first modeled by Jolly K., the founding parent of Parents Anonymous®. Her courageous search for help for herself and her family created a national movement that has provided help, support, strength and hope to hundreds of thousands of families since 1969 through community based Parents Anonymous® Groups.
Sharon Kirby, parent of two children, recognized a need for support for parents and helped to establish a Parents Anonymous® Group in the Charleston Tri-County Area in 1999. She offered her home as an initial meeting place and boldly talked about Parents Anonymous® to other parents who visited a park nearby, garnering support for herself and reaching out to others experiencing similar parenting concerns. In this respect and much like Jolly K., Sharon partnered with the group facilitator to create her own support system, serving as the Parent Group Leader of her group. Sharon has taken on a wide range of leadership roles in the organization including the start-up of the first South Carolina Parent Leadership Team in 2000, serving as the Co-Chair of 2007 National Parent Leadership Month and the "Parents Leading the Way" Conference.
Donna Xenakis, Tri-County Parents Anonymous® Coordinator states, “Sharon has been and continues to be a wonderful resource to me as a staff member, assisting me in developing PowerPoint presentations, flyers, bookmarks, and brochures. Her input is truly valuable to me, and as co-chair on the SC 2007 National Parent Leadership Month and Parents Leading the Way Conference, I have seen her step forward and take on new challenges. She is above all a real role model and advocate for other parents.”
Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. is a private non profit organization that has worked for 28 years to prevent and stop child abuse and neglect by strengthening families through a statewide network of community based mutual support groups for parents and caregivers. Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. provides mutual support groups utilizing a shared leadership model with parent group leaders and trained professional facilitators. Parents Anonymous®, Inc. is the oldest child abuse prevention organization in the United States.
Parents Anonymous® groups continue to be offered in the Tri-County area and across South Carolina. If you'd like more information or to volunteer, please contact Donna Xenakis at 729-9957 747-0480 X 26 or e-mail donnaxenakis@bellsouth.net or visit our web site at www.parentsanonymousofsouthcarolina.org
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PRESS RELEASE contact: Donna Xenakis 843-729-9957 843.747.0480 X 26 Charleston, South Carolina February 28, 2007
Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. partners with community organizations in the Tri-County area to recognize 17 Parent Leaders in observance of National Parent Leadership Month February 2007
17 parents were recognized as Parent Leaders in the Tri-County area in partnership with local community organizations. Parents were honored, recognized and celebrated for their leadership roles within the organizations in which they volunteer, for being an advocate for children, and for serving as role models for all parents. The parents recognized are as follows: Linus Brown – Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina Tim and Lori Hamilton – Francis R Willis SPCA Alma Lopez – Our Lady of Mercy Outreach Mary Jo Lautier – Goose Creek High School Bernita Dayse – Malcolm C Hursey Elementary School Michael Dayse – Malcolm C Hursey Elementary School Mary Williams – Malcolm C Hursey Elementary School Annette Manigault – Malcolm C Hursey Elementary School Gwen Boyd – Chicora Elementary School Linda Foster – Chicora Elementary School Charmaine Townsend – Chicora Elementary School Tanya Williams – Chicora Elementary School Marzel Thomas – Garrett Academy of Technology Kim Odom – Charleston County School District Title I Parenting and Family Literacy Alia Marks - Charleston County School District Title I Parenting and Family Literacy Eugenia Singleton - Charleston County School District Title I Parenting and Family Literacy
National Parent Leadership Month was created to recognize the leadership of parents in their homes and communities, to educate the public about family strengthening and to encourage professionals, policymakers and other community members to create opportunities to partner with parents to address issues that affect children and families.
Research indicates that when parents gain the knowledge and skills to function in meaningful leadership roles, they often become advocates for stronger, more responsive programs and additional resources for families and the services that support them.
Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. is a private non profit organization that has worked for 28 years to prevent and stop child abuse and neglect by strengthening families through a statewide network of community based mutual support groups for parents and caregivers. Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. provides mutual support groups utilizing a shared leadership model with parent group leaders and trained professional facilitators. Parents Anonymous®, Inc. is the oldest child abuse prevention organization in the United States. If you'd like more information or to volunteer, please contact Donna Xenakis at 747-0480 X 26 or e-mail donnaxenakis@bellsouth.net or visit our web site at www.parentsanonymousofsouthcarolina.org
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PRESS RELEASE contact: Donna Xenakis 843-729-9957 843.747.0480 X 26 Charleston, South Carolina January 10, 2007
Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. announces the observance of National Parent Leadership Month February 2007
February is National Parent Leadership Month as designated by Parents Anonymous, Inc., the oldest child abuse prevention organization in the United States. Parents Anonymous of South Carolina, Inc., in partnership with community organizations, will recognize, honor and celebrate parents for leadership roles in their homes and communities throughout the month of February.
National Parent Leadership Month was created to recognize the leadership of parents in their homes and communities, to educate the public about family strengthening and to encourage professionals, policymakers and other community members to create opportunities to partner with parents to address issues that affect children and families.
Research indicates that when parents gain the knowledge and skills to function in meaningful leadership roles, they often become advocates for stronger, more responsive programs and additional resources for families and the services that support them.
Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. is a private non profit organization that has worked for 28 years to prevent and stop child abuse and neglect by strengthening families through a statewide network of community based mutual support groups for parents and caregivers. Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. provides mutual support groups utilizing a shared leadership model with parent group leaders and trained professional facilitators. Parents Anonymous®, Inc. is the oldest child abuse prevention organization in the United States.
If you'd like more information or to volunteer, please contact Donna Xenakis at 729-9957 or 747-0480 X 26 or e-mail donnaxenakis@bellsouth.net or visit our website at www.parentsanonymousofsouthcarolina.org
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PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEcontact: Donna Xenakis 843.747.0480 X 26 donnaxenakis@bellsouth.net Charleston, South Carolina May 1, 2007
Marty Banks honored for 20 years service with Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. Marty Banks, Executive Director, Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. was honored for 20 years service by board members, colleagues, friends and family at a reception on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Under Ms. Banks’ leadership, Parents Anonymous® in South Carolina has grown from two adult groups in two counties to 83 adult, children and youth groups in 26 counties. The organization currently serves more than 2,000 adults and children in the state. Ms. Banks was instrumental in securing a 2005 Duke Endowment grant that will add thirty more groups in six additional South Carolina counties by the end of 2007. Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. is a Charleston-based, state-wide child abuse prevention agency offering parent education, family strengthening, mutual support services, shared leadership training and recognition for parent leaders. Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc. is a private non profit organization that has worked for 28 years to prevent and stop child abuse and neglect by strengthening families through a statewide network of community based mutual support groups for parents and caregivers. Parents Anonymous® mutual support groups utilize a shared leadership model with parent group leaders and trained professional facilitators. Parents Anonymous®, Inc. is the oldest child abuse prevention organization in the United States. If you'd like more information or to volunteer, please contact Donna Xenakis at 747-0480 X 26 or e-mail donnaxenakis@bellsouth.net or visit our web site at www.parentsanonymousofsouthcarolina.org # # # |