The Every Child Matters Education Fund is pleased to announce:
The Children's Inaugural Ball - 2009
America's Children celebrate and welcome the new President
Featuring: Live music, arts and crafts, interactive exhibits, play areas, and a story-time stage.
Special exhibitors included: Friends of the National Zoo, The National Aquarium, Mount Vernon, Ford's Theatre, The National Children's Museum, National Geographic Kids, and The National Air and Space Museum.
Date: Sunday, January 18, 2009 Time: 12:00 noon - 5:00pm
Location: Historical Society of Washington, DC
801 K Street, NW at Mount Vernon Square
Washington, DC
Thank you!
Every Child Matters would like to thank everybody who was able to join us for this event, with your help, the ball was a major success. We are very sorry to the families who weren't able to make if off of the waiting list. We will be posting media coverage, photos, and other related material to this site when it becomes available.
Video:
Watch Michael Petit, President and Founder of Every Child Matters, describe the House stimulus proposal with respect to kids. This was recorded during the Children's Inaugural Ball:
The Junior Division of the American Youth Chorus sang during the event. They were featured on USA-9 News that evening. Here’s a short clip of the story:
We would also like to thank all of our National Partners:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Association for Library Services to Children
Afterschool Alliance
Brazelton Touchpoints Center
Center for Law and Social Policy
Center for Youth Development
Child Welfare League of America
Common Sense Media
Children’s Dental Health Program
Children’s Health Fund
Children’s National Medical Center
The Children’s Partnership
Coalition of Human Needs
Docs for Tots
Early Care and Education Consortium
Families USA
Forum for Youth Investments
Alliance for Children and Families
First Book
First Star
Generations United
Mocha Moms
Moms Rising
National Alliance of Children's Trust & Preventions Funds
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
National Collaboration for Youth
National Head Start Association (NHSA)
National PTA
National Women's Law Center
Pre-K Now
Prevent Child Abuse America
Reach Out and Read
United Neighborhood Centers of America
Voices for America’s Children
YMCA of the USA
Zero to Three
