Fatherhood Awards Gala

2009 Fatherhood Awards™ Gala

Join us for a memorable and inspiring evening of celebrating celebrity dads and father-friendly corporations!

Date: June 9th
Location: The Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC

National Fatherhood Initiative's annual Fatherhood Awards™ Gala celebrates prominent figures who display just how important involved, responsible, and committed fathers are in children's lives. This year, we are celebrating the powerful lessons a dad teaches his children with the theme Dads Teach, Kids Reach.

Study after study shows that children with involved fathers display:

Better cognitive outcomes, even as infants
Higher self-esteem
Lower levels of drug and alcohol use
Higher levels of empathy
Higher grades and overall academic achievement

Simply put, when "Dads Teach, Kids Reach" - they reach adulthood, they reach their goals and they reach their potential.

How can you make a difference? By sponsoring NFI's 12th Annual Fatherhood Awards™ Gala, you will enable NFI to convey the message to our nation, and especially to fathers, that involved, responsible, and committed dads are powerfully important to children’s success.

Help kids reach their fullest potential. Sponsor the 2009 Fatherhood Awards™ Gala.

Some Past Sponsors

Some Past Awardees
NFI’s Fatherhood Awards™ celebrate individuals and corporations that promote involved, responsible and committed fatherhood. Some past recipients include:

Athletes
Mark Brunell
Evander Holyfield
Eric Snow

Entertainers
Kirk Cameron
James Earl Jones
Richard Marx
Tim McGraw

Politicians, Journalists
& Authors
Senator Evan Bayh
Senator Richard Shelby
Tim Russert
Nicholas Sparks

Business Executives
Truett Cathy
George Gallup, Jr.
Frederick W. Smith

Corporations
American Airlines
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Chevrolet
General Mills
Herr Foods, Inc.
IBM
Johnson & Johnson
Levi Strauss
Saturn