Young Voices Foundation Certificate of Excellence
honors educators, parents, kids, teens and community members who actively work each day to inspire, mentor and educate young people and their families.
To nominate someone in your community to receive a
Young Voices Foundation Certificate of Excellence
send an email to: bobbi.carducci@youngvoicesfoundation.org
include the following information with your nomination:Your name and contact information including daytime and evening phone number, your email address, and the best time to contact you. Also include the name of the nominee, his or her job title or occupation and a brief description of why you believe this person qualifies to receive an award.
Honorees receive a Young Voices Foundation Certificate of Excellence and the Young Voices Foundation will donate a favorite book selected by the honoree, suitable for young readers to the school library, public library or charity of his or her choice.
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Young Voices Foundation Award Recipient
LINDA RAGSDALE
Author, Illustrator
Old Hickory, TN
"Rebel With a Crayon"
Creator of the Amazing Step by Step Art Card Studio
www.lindaragsdale.com
The Young Voices Foundation is donating an autographed copy of The Dot, by Peter Reynolds to the Old Hickory Library in Old Hickory, TN in her name.
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Two Quotes From Linda Ragsdale's Website
"My favorite Poem is by Max Ehrmann called Desiderata. One of my favorite stanzas: You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees or the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should."
"Whenever I don’t know the words to a song I sing the word, “watermelon”. It has enough syllables to fit any rhythm!"
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| Mrs. Darnewood, Mr. Vickers, Michael Carducci |
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Young Voices Foundation Award Recipient
PAUL L. VICKERS
Principal
Mill Run Elementary School
Ashburn, Virginia
“Where Children Always Come First”
The Young Voices Foundation donated That's Good, That's Bad in Washington, DC by Margery Cuyler to the Mill Run Elementary School Library in Ashburn, VA in his name.
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Mr. Vickers was also the recipient of the
2009 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence
The award is the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) incentive program created by the Virginia Board of Education to advance Governor Kaine's "Competence to Excellence" agenda to encourage advanced learning and achievement in the Commonwealth's public schools.
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| Kwame Alexander |
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Young Voices Foundation Award Recipient
KWAME ALEXANDER
Founder
BOOK-IN-A-DAY
www.bookinaday.org
The Young Voices Foundation donated Keeping the Night Watch by Hope Anita Smith to the Chesapeake Public Library in Chesapeake, VA in his name.
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| Kwame and Students |
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"I had this brilliant idea. What if you put high school students into a classroom for one day and taught them how to craft good poems—haiku, free verse, etc.—and just let them write about anything they wanted; allowed them to express their thoughts, feelings, ideas about their world; and, what if you then equipped those students with the tools to actually publish a book of those poems; in one day? Could they summon the focus and courage to accomplish such a lofty goal? Could I show them how to Do the Write Thing in 24 hours? Could I make it fun and insightful for them? Could they produce a book in a day?" —Kwame Alexander
If you would like to bring Book-in-a-Day to your school, library, community center, or institution, please contact:
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