Children’s Advocacy Center – Hope House, an independent nonprofit dedicated to ending the cycle of child abuse on the Northshore, will honor seven local “Champions” at the fourth annual Champions for Children Breakfast, made possible by a Gift Given In Jesus’ Name and Gulf Coast Bank.
The event will take place on Wednesday, April 9 from 7:30-9:30AM at Fleur De Lis Event Center in Mandeville.
Nominated by members of the community, these seven award winners are everyday heroes making an impact in the lives of children and families on the Northshore.
This year’s Champions for Children award winners include: Rachel Adair, Executive Director of Northlake Crisis Pregnancy Center; Brian Brown, Detective/Forensic Examiner with the Covington Police Department; Judge David Merlin Duke, Bogalusa City Court; Allie Harris, Child Protective Services Investigator with the Louisiana Dept. Of Children & Family Services; Ann Ollendike, Founder/Executive Director of Basket of Hope Louisiana; Tyler Pathoumthong, Detective with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office; and Ayushi Purohit, St. Scholastica Academy Student (Youth Champion).
Each year, Hope House also selects and honors a “Legacy Champion” who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the local fight against child abuse in particular, and who has been instrumental in advancing the mission of the organization. This year’s Legacy Champion is longtime Hope House supporter and community leader Caitlin Hunter, Corporate Affairs Representative for Chevron.
The keynote speaker at this year’s breakfast is actor, director and producer Anthony Edwards. He played Dr. Mark Greene on the first eight seasons of ER, for which he received a Golden Globe Award and six Screen Actors Guild Awards and was nominated for four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards.
