Join us at the Rally for Children, Friday at 11:30 AM, to learn about Mission: Readiness and their committment to supporting early childhood education inititatives. Mission: Readiness is the nonprofit, bi-partisan organization led by senior retired military leaders ensuring continued American security and prosperity into the 21st century by calling for smart investments in the next generation of American children. Visit their website for more information on this organization.

Rally for Children Agenda

• 11:35 - National Guard Honor Guard & Pledge of Allegiance

• 11:40 - Announcements

• 11:45 - Welcome-Mary Landis, VAECE President and Glenda Bean, SECA Executive Director
  • Introduction of VAECE Board
  • Recognition of special guests (recently accredited centers, etc.)

• 11:55- Patriotic Medley

• 12:00 - Remarks by John Morgan-Executive Director, VOICES for VA’s Children- and Scott Hippert-Smart Beginnings

• 12:25 - Keynote Address –Major General Carroll D. Childers, US Army (Ret.)
  Executive Advisory Council, Mission: Readiness 

• 12:50 - Wrap-Up and Table Activity
  • 1:10-1:15:  Door Prizes, Evaluation Form
  • 1:15 - Adjourn

Major General (Ret.) Carroll D. Childers serves on the Executive Advisory Council of MISSION READINESS: MILITARY LEADERS FOR KIDS, a nonprofit, bipartisan organization of more than 100 senior retired military leaders founded in 2008 to ensure continued American security and prosperity into the 21st century by calling for smart investments in the upcoming generation of American children.

Click here to read Major General Childers' complete biography.