Presidential Awards Program

Good Knight Child Empowerment Network is a certifying agency for the President's Volunteer Service Award (www.presidentialservicewawards.gov ). We hosted our first Awards Ceremony honoring the 2004 Recipients on Friday, December 3rd at our headquarters in Beltsville, Maryland. Established in 2003, the AWARD is available on an annual basis to individuals, groups and families who have met or exceeded requirements for volunteer service and have demonstrated exemplary citizenship through volunteering. As one of hundreds of Certifying Organizations participating in the AWARD program, The Good Knight Network confers the award to recognize the outstanding achievements of its volunteers nationwide. We hold award ceremonies annually in the month of December.

iIf you are interested in earning a Presidential Volunteer Service Award through the Good Knight Network, please contact Sophia West at 301-595-8989 to register and receive a volunteer application.

A Message from our Founder:

Dear Honorees,

It has been five years since I received the President's Service Award Silver Medal for Public Safety from President Clinton. Then, only fifteen awards were given from 3,500 nominees. In my acceptance speech, I spoke of the hundreds of Good Knight volunteers that came together to help me be worthy of such an honor. I wished then that the President might not limit the number of awards as long as the deeds were done. Three years later, President Bush changed the requirements to allow all Americans the opportunity to receive the highest honor that America has to bestow upon its volunteers.

Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by how many moments that take our breath away. This is one of those moments for me. It is an honor to bestow upon you this President*s Volunteer Service Award Medal for teaching and protecting America*s children. May God bless America and all Her children.

Forever,
Sir Edward Michael Jagen
The Blue Knight de los Americas

Recipient of the President's Service Award Silver Medal for Public Safety in 1999

Dear Good Knights One and All!

I'd like to take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt thanks for your efforts on behalf of the protection of the children of this World. The children are our future. By teaching them to protect and care for one another, we will ensure a brighter more peaceful future for all of humanity.

In service to children everywhere,
Cinderella