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As part of our mission to advocate for children's rights, we support Children's Week. The purpose of Children’s Week is to create a shared vision of the State of Florida's commitment to its children and families and to engage a long-term process to develop and implement strategies for moving the shared vision forward. For more information - www.childrensweek.org.

A hallmark event of Children’s Week is the Hanging of the Hands at the Capitol in Tallahassee (cut-out hands strung together in lengths of 8, 10 or 12 feet each). The Hands Across the Bay event will be the culminating event for local Children’s Week activities, where we will gather these strings of hands and walk them across the Friendship Trail that spans Tampa Bay joining Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties (also known as the Old Gandy Bridge). This is an opportunity for you to support:

  • Creating hands for the Hanging of the Hands in Tallahassee,
  • Raising awareness on children’s issues,
  • Giving children and families a local venue to participate in Children’s Week,
  • Inspiring our community leaders to advocate for children’s issues…
…all while you are enjoying a fun, healthy activity with your friends, family and community at one of Tampa Bay’s great recreational sites.

Please Join us

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Starting time 10 AM from the Pinellas County Side of the Friendship Trail

Followed immediately on the Hillsborough County side of the Friendship Trail by a press conference where local leaders, children and families, will proclaim it Children's Day.

We are grateful for the support of our sponsor, HealthEase and Staywell, and to our nonprofit partners who are making this event possible, including:

Children’s Week
YMCA of the Suncoast
R’Club ChildCare
Pinellas Advocates for Children and Families
Department of Health – Step Up
Central Florida Behavioral Network
Florida Family Child Care Home Association
Hillsborough County Head Start
IYC- Infants and Young Children of West Central Florida
Early Learning Coalitions
Community Tampa Bay
Hillsborough Youth Collaborative
Safe Children Coalition

If you are interested in learning more, volunteering, or sponsoring this event, please contact Maria Bates at (727) 824-0863 or maria@projectpatchwork.org.
Thank you!





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