 November 12, 2009: SOS Children's Villages - USA held a 60th Anniversary Celebration at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Monday, November 2nd, 2009. Highlights of the evening came from Her Majesty Queen Noor, Mr. Yaw Sam, who grew up in an SOS Children's Village in Ghana, and Ms. Sharon D'Agostino of Johnson & Johnson  SOS Children's Villages President Kutin on the occasion of the 60th anniversary: For 60 years, the mission of Hermann Gmeiner's SOS Children's Villages has always been: to identify what children need, to listen to them, to create a safe environment in which they can recover and develop, to take action where necessary and to enjoy the big and small miracles we are able to perform with our help. Read about the accomplishments of SOS Children's Villages and the mission ahead ... Learn about SOS Children's Villages at a glance. More than one million children, youths, and families in over 1,900 facilities; more than 5,300 current mothers; approximately 30,000 employees in 132 countries and territories; and more! With your help, SOS is growing and helping more children every day! Read more about what SOS has accomplished ... In 1949, Hermann Gmeiner laid the stone foundation for the first SOS Children's Village in Imst where 40 Austrian children would find a new home. Six years later villages had blossomed all over Austria, Germany, France and Italy. More... |