Save the Date! 2025 VOICE for Children Celebration! Friday April 4, 2025 – 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

PennAEYC recognizes the critical role advocacy plays in high-quality early care and education settings and celebrates those who speak on behalf of Pennsylvania’s children and the early childhood profession. Community advocates are critical to ensuring all Pennsylvania children get the start that they deserve in school and in life. As the voice for early care and learning, community advocates are an invaluable component to assuring all Pennsylvania’s children get the start they deserve in school and life

The VOICE for Children Award is the only statewide award in Pennsylvania recognizing early care and education professionals, who are not paid advocates, that go above and beyond their daily work in the field by being grassroots leaders through advocacy and public policy efforts, The VOICE Award celebrates not only individual award recipients, but the early childhood profession. 

The winners will be honored at the VOICE for Children Award Reception and Dinner on Friday, April 4, 2025, at the Hershey Lodge, 325 University Drive, Hershey PA.


Early Bird: January 13 – Feb 28, 2025

Regular Registration: March 1 – March 22, 2025

Friday April 4, 2025 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

  • 5:30 PM to 6:30 pm Reception with a selection of light hors d’oeuvres and a cash beverage bar will be available
  • 6:30 PM to 8:30 pm VOICE for Children Awards Dinner and Program

We are honored to celebrate the accomplishments of professionals who have demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to advocating for high quality early learning opportunities in Pennsylvania.

Congratulations to the 2025 VOICE for Children Award Honorees

Mrs. Lesely Crawford

Executive Director and Educator, ABK Learning and Development Center Pittsburgh

Sonya Geisinger

VOICE for Children Honoree Student Honoree

Owner/Operator Sonya Sue Geisinger’s Family Daycare Coopersberg

Eva Wood

VOICE for Children Honoree

Executive Director Ligonier Valley Learning Center, Inc Latrobe

Congratulations to the 2025 VOICE for Children Distinguished Career Award Honoree

Distinguished Career Awardee

Gail Nourse, MSW Consultant and First Director of the Pennsylvania Key

Congratulations to the  2025 VOICE for Children Vision Award Honoree

Robert S. Carl, Jr

President and CEO

Samantha M. Chivinski

Executive Vice President


Online Reservations: Dedicated reservation link for the Voice for Children Event https://www.hersheylodge.com/qr/CJ4HRWM8QE/ Important notes about the link: This link must be shared exactly as I have listed it for you with your group.  If you click on the link and then copy a URL from the browser, the link will not work for group attendees.


We raise over $1,200 in our 2024 basket raffle! Thank you for your support! Be sure to bring CASH to join the 2025 raffle fun!

Thank you to our sponsors of our 2024 raffle baskets!

The more you buy the more you save!

$2 each, $25 for 15 tickets, $40 for 25 tickets


Interested in a 2025 VOICE for Children Celebration Sponsorship?

In addition to the Hershey Lodge we can recommend the following area optional hotels. Book your hotel reservation at a nearby hotel and enjoy the beautiful sites in Hershey PA!

For information on how your company can support and sponsor PennAEYC events please contact Rose Snyder rsnyder@pennaeyc.org or call 717-635-9026 ext. 300

Voice for Children Celebration Sponsors


2025 VOICE for Children Platinum Sponsors


2025 VOICE for Children Gold Sponsors


2025 VOICE for Children Silver Sponsors


2025 VOICE for Children Bronze Sponsors


2025 VOICE for Children Hero Sponsors


2025 VOICE for Children Supporters

The Learning Lamp, Johnstown PA

For information on how your company can support and sponsor PennAEYC events please contact Rose Snyder at rsnyder@pennaeyc.org or call 717-635-9026.


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