Beginnings 2006… Resolutions & Proclamations…

2006 Illinois House Resolution introduced by State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia
2006 City of Batavia (IL) Proclamation from Mayor Jeffery D. Schielke

A gift from God

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” — Jesus

News from 2023, 2024, & 2025

2025 news release(s):
Kids Need “Children’s Day” in 2025 – 05/29/25

2025 proclamation(s):
Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke’s 2025 Proclamation

2024 news release(s):
Kids Need “Children’s Day” in 2024 – 05/28/24

2024 proclamation(s):
Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke’s 2024 Proclamation

2023 news release(s):
We Need It Now More Than Ever… “Children’s Day” – 06-02-23
Kids Need “Children’s Day”– 05/24/23

2023 proclamation(s):
Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke’s 2023 Proclamation

News from 2022

Worth Reading
Chicago Sun-Times
op-ed 06/10/22
We must make children our priority by David McGrath

2022 news release(s):
Kids Need “Children’s Day” – 06/01/22
Kids Still Need “Children’s Day” – 06/09/22

2022 proclamation(s):
Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke’s 2022 Proclamation
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker 2022 Proclamation

Guns #1 Cause of Death for Children

An analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a research nonprofit, that relied on 2020 data compiled by the CDC found that firearms were the No. 1 cause of death for children and teens in the U.S. Those deaths included accidents, suicides, and homicides. The analysis found that in 2020 alone, gun-related violence killed 4,357 children (ages 1-19 years old) in the U.S. By comparison, motor-vehicle deaths accounted for 4,112 deaths in that age range. – Source: Snopes.com

It takes a commitment

This site is dedicate to the advancement of commitment to children and the expansion of Children’s Day in the United States and beyond.

Ideas for American Churches

Here are 10 Ideas for America’s Churches on “Children’s Day”

Proclamation on Display… 2024

John Ross (me) and Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke display city's Children's Day Proclamation for 2024,

Proclamations on Display… 2018

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, John Ross (me), Deputy Mayor Chuck Nelson, & Alderman Bill Donnell display Children's Day Proclamations for 2018,

Beginnings 2006… Resolutions & Proclamations…

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Open Letter to America: We need Children’s Day!

Kids Need “Children’s Day” in 2025

National Children’s Day (June 8)

We Need It Now More Than Ever… “Children’s Day”

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