| CHILDREN’S AWARENESS DAY
The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Philadelphia Regional Office sponsored the 10th annual Children's Awareness Day Festival on June 5, 2009. The event was held at the Spring Garden School where 350 children from grades K through 8 learned the meaning of this year’s theme, “Education: Yes, It Can Change Your Life.” This SSA event sought to teach children about self-development and awareness by showing them how important education is and how it can help them achieve their goals in life.
 Keynote speaker, Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr., spoke to the students about public and community service and how education impacts everything we do. He demonstrated this by giving them some life-lessons he learned while growing up in Philadelphia. He stressed how important his education was, and still is, to his professional and personal life. Following his talk, he presented prizes to the winners of the “Education: Yes, It Can Change Your Life” poetry contest.
As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, the Philadelphia Zoo sent their “Zoo on Wheels” to provide an educational and entertaining show for the students. The students learned about reptiles, mammals and birds and got a close up view of an owl, an iguana, and a porcupine. As was true with Deputy Commissioner Ross, it was amazing to discover what we continue to learn from our animal friends.
In the afternoon, face painting, summer snacks, cold drinks and hot tunes were enjoyed as the students interacted with representatives from the Free Library of Philadelphia, D.A.R.E. and SSA. Sponsors who helped SSA make this festival a success included Herr’s, Lehigh Valley Farms, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Philadelphia 76ers, TRIO Restaurant, Just Born Candy, Utz Quality Foods, Inc., the Philadelphia Coca Cola Bottling Company, the Philip Morris Corporation (for their anti-smoking booklets), the Please Touch Museum and The Royal Bank. It was a fun-filled and educational day for all involved.
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