As we collect postcards and news from colleagues and friends working all around the world this summer, we are reminded that children need us now more than ever.

Our Honorees often send messages to us late at night (while the children are sleeping) so they can catch us up on bits of important news – a new clean water well, a school room being freshly painted, or a child with renewed dignity after learning something important in their daily lessons.

Working together with our dedicated Board of Governors, we have found that giving is the one thing we can do that enriches all of our lives together.

We send you this newsletter to let you know more about the good works you are supporting in the world today. May all of your summer adventures be rich and meaningful.

Warm regards,

Harry Leibowitz and Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz, Co-Founders

What are the

World of Children AWArds? • Health

• Education

• Hunger

• Shelter

• Human Rights

Pediatrician Dr. Jane Aronson is a Founder

of the Worldwide Orphans Foundation

and has worked with orphanages in Asia,

Africa, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Latin

America. Dr. Aronson received a 2006

World of Children Humanitarian Award for

her exemplary work with WWO.

The World of Children Awards program searches the globe for incredible changemakers who are doing the very best work for children in need.

• Each year, World of Children Awards are given to Honorees who are working on a broad range of children’s only issues – health, education, hunger and human rights.

• Our nomination criteria, selection method, and vetting process are excellent. A prestigious committee of independent experts review and rate the quality and caliber of the nominations.

• Our Honorees are doing extraordinary work for no pay, and many even risk their lives every day to help children in their communities – rescuing them from child prostitution rings, drug lords and infectious disease – all because they believe this work simply must be done.

• World of Children Awards are presented to the Honorees, and cash grants are then awarded to the children’s programs that have been established by the Honorees.

• In its 12 years, World of Children has awarded more than $2 million in cash grants to 78 changemakers, working in 35 countries.

• The World of Children Awards are the signature program of the World of Children organization. www.worldofchildren.org

Summer Moonlight Notes

Our BOard

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Lynn Wallace Naylor Executive Director

Diane Green Director of Development

Donnabella Mascarenhas Administrative Assistant

2009 Board of Governors

World of Children has a dynamic board with a hands-on role in strategy and

fundraising. The board underwrites nearly all of World of Children’s administrative expenses so that all funds raised can go

directly to help the lives of children in need.

Jill Beraud Global Chief Marketing Officer

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Keith CoxManaging Partner

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Francis FraenkelManaging Director

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James GoldPresident & Chief Executive Officer

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Joan B. hornigFounder & CEO

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Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz – World of Children Co-Founder

Director of GUESS? Inc. and Coldwater Creek, Inc.

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ranjan Manoranjan – World of Children Board treasurer

Chief Executive Officer3SG Corporation

Maxine Martens Chief Executive Officer

Martens & Heads!

anthony Meyer – World of Children Board Vice Chair

Chairman & Chief Executive OfficerMeyer and Company, LLC

arlin Ness – World of Children Chair emeritus

President EmeritusStarr Commonwealth

Grace NicholsCEO Retired – Victoria’s Secret Stores

Director for New York & Company and Pacific Sunwear Co.

Jerald PolitzerChief Executive Officer

Loehmann’s

roberta V. romberg J.d. – World of Children Board Secretary

Attorney at LawAllen Matkins, et. al.

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Join Us and Change A Child’s Life Forever!

Honoree Talia Leman met this beautiful girl on her recent visit to Cambodia.

Summer | Fall 2009

Bahia Street Breaks Cycles of Poverty and Violence

“Your investments support the work of incredible changemakers who are doing the very best work for children worldwide.” Founder, Harry Leibowitz

Rita Conceição begins her day by focusing her abundant strength and creativity on the girls

in her community who need her most desperately.

Each morning she gathers the girls at her center to share lively educational lessons. Rita

feeds them. She listens carefully to their tales of urgent new family crises. She allays fears.

She offers compassionate care. She assures that each young girl has safe harbor.

Bahia Street serves the impoverished young women living in the shantytowns of Salvador,

Brazil. Co-Founder Rita Conceição (a 2008 World of Children Honoree) has dedicated her life

to breaking the cycles of poverty and violence these young girls suffer, by offering quality

education programs.

Just last year, Bahia Street enrolled sixty young girls and continued to mentor an additional

forty girls now in high school. Today, six graduates are enrolled at the university.

Education has proven to be the best promise for a better life in Salvador.

2008 Humanitarian Honoree Rita Conceição with young girls she feeds, clothes and educates at her Bahia Street Center in an impoverished shantytown in Salvador, Brazil.

Your funds assure food, clean clothes, a safe harbor, and the life changing spark to learn.

protecting Your donations

• Our Board of Governors underwrites the majority of administrative costs

• Our Honorees are subject to an intensive onsite investigation by a private firm

• Our grants are often matched by others

Changing Children’s lives sinCe 1998

Funds Assure Dignity for Every Girl

Children Are The Hope Of This Earth

Darius Inspires On 100,000 Mile Roll Of His Life Darius Weems and his inex-

haustible crew have recently

returned home to Athens, GA,

after spending 10 months on

the road hosting screenings

of their multi-award-winning

film, Darius Goes West: The Roll

of His Life. Darius is traveling

the country to raise awareness

and funds to fight the number

one genetic killer of children –

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. DMD is the disease that

took the life of Darius’ older brother several years ago,

and now effects Darius, but

never slows his inspired work.

In his travels with his crew,

Darius has now logged more

than 100,000 miles, visiting

children in 42 states, and

appearing at 126 middle and

high schools. To date, Darius

and his crew have raised

$1.6 million for Duchenne

Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

research. Darius received a 2008 World of Children

Founder’s Youth Award.

Donor Alan Gold (far left) joins Darius and his crew appearing in Dallas

When I won World of

Children’s Founders

Youth Award, hailed

as the “Nobel Prize

for Children,” I felt

humbled, proud and

grateful. I was humbled

to be in the company

of such accomplished

co-recipients, proud to have my efforts and organization

recognized in such a meaningful way, and grateful for

World of Children’s investment in furthering the goals of my

nonprofit, RandomKid.

World of Children offers their Honorees something that

goes beyond the award itself—something that can be

characterized as a “send-off,” or better, a “catapult.” Because

World of Children is recognized globally for their prestige,

their award recipients are recognized as worthy of the

world’s consideration. From being written up by Nicholas

Kristof of the New York Times, to sharing my story over the

radio waves of Voice of America, I went from trying to be

heard, to being invited to speak.

...I used to wonder why donors would be motivated to give

monetary awards to people. How does that make it possible

for the donors to change the world? I can now tell you.

People who invest in us believe in the power of our work.

Because they don’t have the time or energy to do what we

do, they make it possible for us to do what we do better.

They change the world through our vision, by giving us

greater reputability, visibility and funding.

...I am forever grateful to World of Children. If nothing else,

remember that a child is the only known substance from

which a responsible leader can be made. Children are not just

the voiceless and the vulnerable; they are also the inheritors

and the hope of this earth. We are worth every investment.

Talia Leman

CEO and a Founder

RandomKid

2008 Founder’s Youth Award Honoree

StOrIeS OF IMPaCt

GLOBaL NeWS

What are you doing to inspire change?

how can you use your network to help kids in real need?

08 honoree anywar ricky richard – Northern uganda, africa

Forced to serve as a child soldier himself, today Ricky saves young children from forced service, torture and violence, helping each child to positively re-enter society.

08 honoree talia Leman – 48 States and 19 Countries

At just 10 years old, she reached out to children worldwide to raise more than $10 million for Katrina victims. Her worldwide network is now supporting dozens of global children’s programs.

08 honoree dr. Jumana Odeh – ramallah, Palestine

In impoverished, war torn communities, disabled children are frequently ignored and unprotected. Dr. Odeh established a center where every child now receives unconditional care and support.

Celia Nichols and Mathieu Kraut – Manhattan, New York

Two successful executives and friends are now launching a powerful networking group in New York City to train and inspire young philanthropists.

alan and rita Sue Gold – dallas, texas

Recently connected 2008 Honoree Darius Weems and his inspirational crew to some friends in the media resulting in a feature on the TODAY SHOW in Dallas.

Morgan Green – Bard College, annandale-on-hudson, New York

Sparked a Mother’s Day giving effort with a viral message to her friends inviting them to make World of Children donations in the name of kids in need worldwide.

Your Investment In These Programs Has Changed Children’s Lives Around The Globe

Our Social Network Inspires Friends And Donors Worldwide

hyde Leadership Charter School – Bronx, New York

23 young charter school students sang at the 2008 Awards events in New York assuring not a single dry eye in the Danny Kaye Center at UNICEF last November.

Pat reilly & deborah Schneider – San Francisco, California

Secured an interview for Talia Leman with New York Times’ columnist Nicholas Kristof, resulting in the Sunday NYT column “Talia for President” appearing in newspapers worldwide.

Craig Leibowitz – redondo Beach, California

Technology, video, and event mastermind for World of Children for 12 years.

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08 honoree tibebe Maco – ethiopia, africa

Orphan children afflicted with AIDS find excellent health care, education, training and kindness under the caring wings of this community angel.

Frank Brady – China and 100 Countries Worldwide

U.S. based doctors now reach out to children in the most remote areas imaginable through video conferencing provided by Medical Missions for Children. High quality medical care is shared on every continent.

darius Weems – Coast to Coast uSa

Darius travels coast to coast to raise awareness and funds to fight the number one genetic killer of children – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Ninos Oshaana – San Jose, California

Now developing a new 2.0 website for World of Children to inspire donors, advocacy, and action worldwide.

Julie allen – alexandria, Virginia

Recently produced a stunning new video that tells the World of Children story with new elegance and hard-hitting emotional appeal.

dr. Matthew Goldstein – City university of New York

Every year, Chancellor Goldstein welcomes World of Children Honorees who have journeyed far across the globe, to gather first at his welcome reception at Baruch College.

Your Investment In These Programs Has Changed Children’s Lives Around The Globe

Our Social Network Inspires Friends And Donors Worldwide

• Check out World of Children on YouTube

Anywar Ricky Richard - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ds1bzGLWk

Talia Leman - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6All9W2g5U

Darius Weems - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DAbcgqYwas

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Michael Perricone – Bergdorf Goodman, Fifth avenue, New York

As dynamic host of the dramatic BG restaurant venue, Michael and his team produce a major event each year that showcases our Honorees with style.

Kenneth Cole – Fashion Icon, New York City

This fashion icon featured our Founder’s story in his recent book AWEARNESS – a collection of eighty-six stories of people actively changing the world.

C. Suan tan Ph.d. – hong Kong

As an esteemed member of our International Advisory Committee, he was so inspired by the work of our 2009 Award Nominees that he just sent a $5,000 donation.