Tennyson Center for Children Encourages People to Help Fight Child Abuse and Neglect During National Child Abuse Prevention Month

DENVER (April 1, 2010) – Tennyson Center for Children, one of the Rocky Mountain region’s leading treatment and education centers for abused, neglected and at-risk youth, today announced its 2010 campaign in support of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. The integrated campaign offers many opportunities for individuals and groups to get involved in the effort to end child abuse and neglect.

According to the Colorado General Assembly’s 2009 Joint Budget Committee briefing on child welfare, Colorado’s 64 counties received approximately 76,000 reports of child abuse or neglect during FY 2008-09. That many children would fill Denver’s Pepsi Center four times over. And between the years of 2000 and 2007 (the most recent figures available), 179 Colorado children lost their lives to child abuse and neglect.

“Child abuse is understandably a tough topic that people prefer not to think about,” said Bob Cooper, president and CEO of Tennyson Center. “However, given that nearly five children in America die every day as a result of child abuse or neglect, it is a problem from which we simply cannot hide. With Child Abuse Prevention Month, we hope to give as many people as possible opportunities to get involved in the fight against child abuse and neglect. This is not a problem that the public sector alone can solve – it will take all of us pulling together and pooling our time and resources to save these children.”

Various components of Tennyson Center’s 2010 Child Abuse Prevention Month campaign include:

· Every Thursday during the month of April, Happy Cakes (located at 3434 W. 32nd Avenue) will feature a “Tennyson Center Mystery Flavor” created by the imaginations of Tennyson Center kids. Proceeds from the sale of those cupcakes will benefit Tennyson Center. Center Mystery flavor” created by the imaginations of the children we serve. Proceeds from the sale of those cupcakes will benefit TCC!! Center Mystery flavor” created by the imaginations of the children we serve. Proceeds from the sale of those cupcakes will benefit TCC!!

· A $25,000 challenge grant pledged by PCL Construction. PCL will match every dollar donated to Tennyson Center (up to $25,000) during the month of April. Donations can be made online or by calling 303.433.2541.

· Applebee’s annual “Bee a Sucker for Kids” fundraising campaign. Beginning Monday, April 5 and continuing through May 2, guests at all Colorado Applebee’s are invited to “Bee a Sucker for Kids!” and make a donation in the amount of their choice to Tennyson Center. Applebee’s has been raising funds for Tennyson Center through this campaign every April since 2003. During that time it has donated more than $290,000 to the organization. This year, the restaurant chain hopes to raise an additional $60,000 to add to that sum. All 26 Applebee’s locations across the state of Colorado are participating in this year’s fundraiser. To locate a restaurant near you, please visit www.applebees.com.

· Annual Wine Tasting at Morton’s The Steakhouse, “L’Amore di Vino,” on Monday, April 12 from 6-9 p.m. L’Amore di Vino – the love of wine – is the theme of this year’s annual wine tasting event hosted by Morton’s in Downtown Denver and sponsored by PCL Construction. Featuring the opportunity to taste a variety of wines and meet select vintners, the event will also include heavy hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Morton’s and a silent auction. Tickets are $150.

· Spring Quilt Sale on Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17 at Tennyson Center for Children. The quilt sales at Tennyson Center began in the early 1970’s and have generated thousands of dollars in funds for direct support of Tennyson Center’s programs. All quilts are handmade throughout the Rocky Mountain region and are donated by churches and quilt guilds. Sizes range from baby to king.

· Impact 105’s quarterly networking event on Thursday, April 29 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. (location TBD). Impact 105 is Tennyson Center’s group for young professionals seeking to make an impact on the issue of child abuse and neglect.

· 2010 Northern Colorado Dinner, “Making an Impact,” on Friday, April 30 from 6:30-9:30 p.m.at the Marriott Hotel in Ft. Collins, Colo. This is the Tennyson Center’s 15th annual fundraiser/dinner for its supporters in Northern Colorado.

· Tennyson Center’s spring Dress a Child program, whereby donors can help ensure that the kids at the Center have clothing and shoes for spring and summer that fit and are not worn and tattered.

More information on all of the above events/initiatives can be found on Tennyson Center’s Web site – or by calling 303.433.2541.

Tennyson Center Resources

Learn how to donate to Tennyson Center
Contribute to the Dress a Child campaign
Join Impact 105
Learn about the “Bee a Sucker for Kids” campaign
Follow Tennyson on Twitter
Follow Tennyson Center on Facebook
Join Tennyson Center’s Facebook Cause

About Tennyson Center for Children

Tennyson Center for Children is a respected leader throughout the Rocky Mountain region in the treatment and education of abused, neglected and at-risk youth. Now in its second century of service, Tennyson Center helps hundreds of children and more than 1,500 family members each year. A full spectrum of program options are offered at Tennyson Center, including residential treatment, day treatment, a K-12 educational curriculum, family therapy as well as community-based, home-based and school-based programs. More information can be found at www.childabuse.org.

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