Awards & Honors
 

Orange County Reading Association, Celebrate Literacy Award:

Promoting literacy worldwide is the main purpose of the International Reading Association. Each year local chapters of the IRA, present on its behalf, the Celebrate Literacy Award to an agency, individual, or organization that has made a significant contribution to the promotion of literacy. On January 17, 2002, The Jester & Pharley Phund received this honor at the Orange County Reading Association's Winter Conference at Chapman University. The OCRA presented the Celebrate Literacy Award to The Jester & Pharley Phund for its efforts to promote literacy through their Literacy & Outreach Programs.


PHUND PRAISE — Jester & Pharley Phund Executive Director proudly displays the Celebrate Literacy Award with OCRA President, Mimi Spencer at their Winter Conference.

Finalist, Friend of Children Award — Toy of the Year Awards:

The Toy Industry Association (formerly the Toy Manufacturers of America) honored The Jester & Pharley Phund as one of five national finalists for the Friend of Children Award during the toy industry's "Oscars." Finalists for the Friend of Children Award are recognized for having a public service program that makes a profound impact on the lives of children in their community or beyond.
Everyday Hero Award:

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) honored Barbara Saltzman as an Everyday Hero at its Ribbon of Hope Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C., in 1998 in recognition of the incalculable benefits that The Jester Has Lost His Jingle has been giving to children diagnosed with cancer. General Norman Schwarzkopf was among numerous dignitaries honoring The Jester's Mom and her fellow Everyday Heroes. More than 30,000 Jester books and 30,000 Jester & Pharley Dolls have been donated to children through the Saltzman family's efforts. The Jester & Pharley Phund will enable thousands more children to benefit from David's inspirational message.



CANCER FOES — General Norman Schwarzkopf and The Jester's Mom, Barbara Saltzman, at the Everyday Hero Award ceremonies in Washington, D.C., in 1998


LIFE INSPIRATION AWARD: The American Cancer Society's Mid-South Division honored Barbara Saltzman at the Life Inspiration Awards Dinner in Birmingham, AL. where she was also the Keynote Speaker. Miss Alabama of 1999 joined The Jester's Mom at the awards ceremony.


L.A. Unified School District Presentation/Donation: Ed Asner joined The Jester's Mom in 1998 to read The Jester Has Lost His Jingle at the Los Angeles Sports Arena before 7,000 students as the culmination of the district's summer reading program. As part of The Jester's commitment to encouraging reading and literacy, nearly 1,000 copies of The Jester books were donated to the school district to be placed in all Title 1 school libraries.
Screen Actors Guild BookPALS & U.S. Secretary of Education Presentation: The Jester's Mom joined U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, "Dharma and Greg" star Thomas Gibson (pictured), other SAG members and civic leaders in 1998 in the rededication of a refurbished Breed Street School in East Los Angeles. The Jester & Pharley work closely with the BookPALS literacy program of the Screen Actors Guild in its nationwide efforts to expand literacy. Barbara Saltzman enacted The Jester Has Lost His Jingle and donated 125 books to SAG for use in the BookPALS program.
Associated Press' Gift Guide

100 Best Children's Products, 10 Best Socially Responsible Children's Products: Dr. Toy (www.drtoy.com)

Honor Award: The National Association of Parenting Publications
Top 20 Toy: The Great American Toy Test
 "The Perfect Present":The Perfect Present: The Ultimate Gift Guide for Every Occasion by gift guru Robyn Freedman Spizman
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