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Parents Anonymous® Inc. Jolly K. Award

Parents Anonymous^® Inc. Jolly K. Award

Parents Anonymous® is proud to present the 2005 Jolly K. Award to Tanya Long from Parents Anonymous® of Central and Southern Ohio. The Jolly K. Award recognizes a Parents Anonymous® Parent Leader who exemplifies the courage, tenacity, and strong leadership first demonstrated by Jolly K., the founding parent of Parents Anonymous® Inc. In addition to recognizing the outstanding contributions of an individual, the intent of the award is to promote the importance of granting parents opportunities to assume leadership roles in programs and organizations that provide services to the broad community.
	Tanya Long, Parent Leader Parents Anonymous® of Central and Southern Ohio Tanya Long first became involved with Parents Anonymous® in a family shelter in Columbus, Ohio, in 1999. In time, she became the Parent Group Leader, and, subsequently, helped to establish a Parents Anonymous® group in a Columbus Head Start program. An active volunteer at the community shelter board for her home city, Ms. Long helps to rank priority shelter facilities and to compile a pamphlet of rights and responsibilities of homeless persons. Achieving great success in strengthening her own family, she often bravely shares her personal story via the media as a way to encourage others. Ms. Long, who earned her General Educational Development (GED) diploma last month and plans to start college in the fall, provides a role model for her four children regarding the importance of continuing one's education despite life's obstacles. In her capacity as a member of the Parents Anonymous® Inc. Child Maltreatment Prevention Work Group, she has testified at a Congressional Briefing on child abuse and neglect, sharing how parents can succeed at lasting changes and strengthen their families through Parents Anonymous®.
	Award presented by:
	Lisa Pion-Berlin, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer Parents Anonymous® Inc.
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