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From YouTube: 2013 James B. Hunter Human Rights Awards
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The James B. Hunter Human Rights award ceremony is held annually in Arlington, VA. They reflect Human Rights achievements on an individual basis, through work with other individuals, or through specific examples, products, or activities. This year's keynote speaker was Howard Davidson, JD of End Child Prostitution and Trafficking. The winners were the Hon. Leslie M. Alden, Margaret M. Patterson, Thomas Kelley and Pastor Richard Cobb.
A
But
we
try
to
have
our
awards
program
during
that
week
and
that's
what
we're
doing
tonight.
We
have
a
wonderful
array
of
recipients
who
are
going
to
be
recognized
tonight.
You'll
get
to
hear
some
wonderful
things
about
them,
as
well
as
the
contribution
that
they
make
to
our
arlington
county
community.
A
B
B
It
is
a
personal
pleasure
for
me
to
be
here
tonight
and
be
part
of
this
ceremony
to
me
what
the
human
rights
commission
does
with
these
awards
is
recognize
our
community
heroes,
folks,
who
are
out
there
day
to
day
making
a
big
difference
in
our
community
and
a
lot
of
times,
they're
kind
of
unsung
heroes.
They
don't
get
recognized,
and
so
it
is
wonderful
that
that
we
continue
to
that.
B
B
Yeah
yeah,
so
many
of
us
like
to
think
we
have
visions
for
big
things
and
all
that,
but
really
at
the
end
of
the
day,
is
the
staff
that
gets
to
try
to
do
the
day-to-day
nuts
and
bolts.
So
we
very
grateful
and
appreciative
of
your
work,
so
my
role
today
is
to
welcome
you
here
and
to
so
then
welcome
to
the
15th
annual
celebration
of
the
james
b
hunter
human
rights
award
can't
believe
this
15
years
already
mary,
unbelievable
throughout
these
10
years
total.
B
Throughout
these
years,
a
total
of
56
individuals,
community
organizations
and
businesses
have
been
recipients
of
this
very
prestigious
awards
here
in
our
hometown,
the
the
name
james
b,
hunter
for
those
who
may
be
new
to
our
community.
We
welcome
you
and
would
like
you
to
challenge
you
to
learn
a
little
more
about
who
james
b
hunter
was.
He
was
one
of
those
persons
who
had
the
privilege
to
sit
in
one
of
these
chairs
back
here
on
the
dice.
B
He
was
a
former
county
board
member
and
so
those
two
some
of
these
two
awards
have
been
awarded
posthumously
and
that's
how
important
these
are.
So
these
awardees
today
represent
the
very
best
of
our
hometown
and
here
in
arlington
county.
Those
who
help
the
community
maintain
its
strength,
its
compassion
and
social
equity.
B
I'll
say
that
again,
social
equity,
because
it's
not
something
that
it
sounds
nice
to
say.
We
must
act
and
live
up
to
it
and
recognize
those
who
deserve
to
be
recognized.
So
each
one
of
them
has
touched
the
lines
of
others
that
have
needed
their
assistance.
They
have
needed
their
participation,
their
involvement,
so
all
of
them
make
arlington
a
better
community.
B
Everyone
has
a
favor
memory
of
that
and
my
member
one
of
the
members
that
stands
out
for
me
because
he
he
pushed
me
to
get
involved.
He
pushed
me
to
consider
be
part
of
our
civic
life
here
in
arlington,
and
one
day
he
just
I
was
in
a
community
center-
and
he
just
talked
me
out
of
coming
over
to
the
county
board
conference
room
to
plan
a
big
activity,
and
next
thing
I
know
at
first
I'm
I'm
thinking,
I'm
just
going
for
five
or
ten
minutes
to
observe
something
and
next
thing.
B
B
So
the
human
rights
commission
takes
on
these
values
and
and
carries
them
on,
and
there
are
12
community
residents
that
voluntarily
have
accepted
the
enormous
responsibility
of
acting
as
watch
dogs
for
the
preservation
of
human
rights
in
arlington
county.
Now.
This
is
very
significant
because
that's
successful
and
as
inclusive
would
like
to
be
as
we
as
we
promote
equality
and
want
to
make
make
sure
everybody's
included.
B
We
can
let
our
guard
down
things
happen,
stuff
happens
here
and
there
and
we
must
simply
remain
watchful
and
that's
what
the
human
rights
commission
does
as
volunteers,
and
I
really
want
to
thank
the
commission
for
their
work
because
you're
part
of
the
arlington
way.
Volunteering
is
part
of
our
fabric
here
in
arlington,
and
you
help
us
shape
our
community
help
us
make
better
decisions
for
our
community,
so
the
humans
right
commission
is
the
ears
in
the
eyes
of
the
arlington
county
board
in
matters
of
human
rights
and
their
advice
and
work.
B
I
most
certainly
greatly
appreciate
it
and
recognized
for
this.
The
commission
has
a
staff
assigned
within
the
county
manager's
office
to
assist
the
commission
fulfill
its
role.
That's
how
important
we
believe
that
the
commission
is
so
this
year's
ceremony
so
to
be
in
hell
as
the
county's
commemoration
of
the
international
human
rights
day,
which
is
celebrated
annually
across
the
world
on
december
10th,
as
he
was
mentioned.
So
on
this
day,
the
commission
honors
the
united
nations
december
10
1948
adoption
of
its
universal
declaration
of
human
rights.
B
It
was
the
first
global
declaration
of
human
rights
and
the
united
nations
invites
states
and
interested
organizations
to
join
in
this
annual
celebration
and,
of
course,
we
will
not
be
left
behind.
We
will
be
right.
There
commemorate
this
important
date,
so
the
arlington
county
human
rights
commission
has
made
this
james
b
hunter
human
rights
awards
ceremony
its
annual
celebration
of
human
rights
day.
Thank
you
for
continuing
to
care
and,
on
behalf
of
my
couch
in
the
county
board.
B
A
I
must
share
with
you
the
wonderful
thing
about
being
the
moderator
I
get
to
hug
everybody
and
that
just
works
so
well.
For
me,
now
I'll
have
to
make
sure
I
hug
everybody
before
you
leave
the
room,
I'm
counting
I'm
going
to
be
busy
at
this
time,
I'm
going
to
invite
our
vice
chair
of
the
human
rights
commission
and
the
standing
chair
of
our
standing
eu
advisory
commission
to
come
forward
and
introduce
our
keynote
speaker
before
roland
joins
me
for
those
of
you
that
know
diane
mull.
A
C
Thank
you
kitty,
good
evening.
Everyone.
My
name
is
roland
watkins
and
I'm
a
a
citizen,
member
of
the
arlington
human
rights
commission.
I
have
the
privilege
this
afternoon
this
evening,
actually
to
introduce
our
keynote
speaker.
Howard
davidson
howard
has
been
actively
involved
with
the
legal
aspects
of
child
protection
for
almost
40
years.
C
He
has
directed
the
american
bar
association
center
on
children
and
the
law
leading
a
20-person
staff
and
work
on
child
welfare
law
and
policy
improvement.
Since
this
1978
establishment
prior
to
his
tenure
at
the
aba,
he
directed
a
pioneering
children's
law
project
in
the
early
1970s
at
greater
boston
legal
services.
C
How
it
was
also
selected
as
a
us
delegate
to
the
first
world
conference
against
the
commercial
sexual
exploitation
of
children,
how
it
is
also
authored
many
legal
articles
and
book
chapters
related
to
child
mistreatment
and
the
law.
It's
my
honor
to
introduce
our
keynote
speaker
this
evening.
Howard
davidson.
D
All
right
good
evening,
everybody
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
here
and
I'm
here
in
my
capacity
as
a
proud
board
member
of
ecpat,
usa
and
before
I
launch
into
this
presentation,
I
want
to
extend
my
congratulations
to
the
award
winners
that
are
here
tonight.
So
congratulations
on
on
your
work
and
congratulations
to
everyone
associated
with
this
group
for
everything
you
do
for
for
arlington
and
for
human
rights
in
arlington,
and
I
have
the
next
slide
all
right.
I
want
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
expat.
Usa.
D
Ekpat
stands
for
end
child
prostitution
and
trafficking,
and
it's
an
international
organization
that
does
distinguished
work
around
the
globe
and
ekpat.
Usa
is
the
united
states
branch
of
ecpat
and,
and
I've
been
very
privileged
for
the
last
few
years
to
be
on
the
board
of
directors
of
that
of
this
organization,
and
the
goal
of
ecpat
is,
as
the
slide
indicates,
to
protect
every
child's
right
to
grow
free
from
commercial
sexual
exploitation.
D
Next
slide
over
the
past
two
decades,
there's
some
unique
inroads
that
ekpat
has
made
getting
federal
and
state
laws
dealing
with
commercial
sexual
exploitation.
Child
commercial,
sexual
exploitation
passed
persuading
18
tourism
companies,
and
you
see
that
many
listed
there
to
commit
to
a
tourism
child
protection
code
of
conduct.
D
Because
of
ecpat,
many
police
departments,
hospitals,
educators,
educators
and
citizens
are
more
attuned
to
the
problem.
Increasing
awareness
and
consciousness
is
a
big
part
of
what
ekpat
is
all
about
next
slide.
This
is
from
the
this
is
the
home
page
of
epat
usa.
If
you,
google,
expat
usa,
it
will
bring
you
to
this
to
this
site
and
you'll.
You
can
read
about
the
very
impressive
work
that
that
ecpat
is
doing
that.
I
don't
have
time
to
speak
about
in
my
brief
remarks.
D
So
you
know
the
media
focus
since
the
issue
of
child
trafficking
first
came
to
light.
We
didn't
much
talk
about
it
five
years
or
more
ago,
but
the
media
focus
initially.
Was
this
happening
in
other
countries
in
poor
countries
and
exposes
you
know,
hidden
cameras
going
into
brothels
and
so
forth,
but
that
happens,
but
this
happens
in
our
country
and
it
happens
everywhere.
D
But
one
of
the
things
that
people
organized
the
conference
told
me
is,
as
they
were
beginning
to
plan
this,
they
were
told
by
people.
We
don't
have
this
problem
in
providence.
We
don't
have
child
trafficking
here,
it's
you
know.
This
is
a
hidden
problem
and
and-
and
so
the
cops
were
responded
by
here-
are
some
examples
of
kids
we've
picked
up
on
the
streets
or
that
we've
rescued
different,
massage
parlors,
and
so
why?
Why
might
arlington
be
a
haven
for
child
traffickers?
D
D
Do
you
have
any
commercial
saunas
or
massage
parlors
in
arlington,
if
you
do
that's
also
a
haven
for
commercial
sex
and
and
and
the
potential
of
involving
under
18
on
under
involving
minors,
lots
of
visitors
from
out
of
town
people
lower
their
inhibitions
when
they're,
when
they're
out
from
out
of
town,
I
hate
to
say
it,
but
both
the
out-of-town
visitors
and
the
big
well-financed
defense
industry,
that's
located
here.
You
have
a
lot
of
transient
men
and
they
are
the
buyers
of
children.
D
D
So
the
real
concern
is
that
they
know
historically,
that
super
bowls
have
attracted
a
lot
of
child
sex
trafficking.
There
are
a
lot
of
transit
men
who
come
in
and
have
with
a
lot
of
money
looking
for
sex
and,
unfortunately,
looking
for
sex
with
underage
girls,
and
sometimes
boys
ekpat
by
the
way,
has
done
a
wonderful
report
and
on
boys
who
were
sexually
trafficked.
D
And
finally,
if
there's
not
a
high
poverty
rate
in
arlington,
there
certainly
is
in
the
adjacent
areas,
to
arlington
and
and
also
the
diplomatic
community,
and
and
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
domestic
child
labor
trafficking.
But
it
does
happen.
It
is
some
somewhat
more
common
in
the
diplomatic
community
as
well
as
people
from
other
countries
where
child
trafficking
is
more
widespread.
Thinking,
that's
something
that
we
can
do
here
and,
of
course
it
shouldn't
happen,
and
laws
and
virginia
has
good
criminal
laws
against
this
behavior.
Can
I
have
the
next
slide
now.
D
D
It's
no
secret.
These
kids
do
not
get
love
at
home,
so
they
look
for
love
where
they
can
get
it,
and
unfortunately
they
get
a
misguided
love
from
the
pimps
and
exploiters
and
the
buyers.
This
this
problem
wouldn't
exist
without
men
buying
sex
from
children
in
2007,
new
york
city
identified
over
two
thousand
child
victims
of
trafficking.
D
D
67
percent
were
in
the
care
of
social
services
or
foster
care
when
they,
when
they
ran
away
from
care
and
as
soon
as
they
run
away,
they
become
very
vulnerable
and,
as
the
last
bullet
indicates,
youth
in
in
in
foster
care
are
twice
as
likely
to
run
away
as
children,
the
same
age
in
the
general
population
and
the
more
placements
they
have,
the
more
likely
they
are
to
run
next
slide.
Please.
D
So
I
want
to
quickly
give
you,
because
you're
advocates
in
this
room
an
18-point
plan,
an
agenda
for
action.
A
lot
of
these.
A
lot
of
these
suggestions
come
from
actual
american
bar
association
policy
has
been
approved
by
the
aba
house
of
delegates,
as
well
as
from
other
organizations
that
have
focused
on
this
program,
so
very
quickly
number
one
we
need
to
screen.
D
We
need
to
establish
safe
housing
and
other
services
and
a
county.
That's
as
wealthy
as
arlington.
Our
city
is
your
city
or
county.
I
always
get
confused
county
a
county,
that's
as
as
as
as
wealthy
as
arlington
should
be
looking
at
how
it
can
create
specialized
housing
and
other
services
for
the
kids
who
are
involved,
who
need
this
specialized
services,
immediate
reporting,
when
children
go
missing
from
foster
care,
there
is
no
excuse
for
there
not
to
be
an
immediate
report
to
the
police.
These
are
our
children.
D
These
are
children
in
our
government's
care
and
custody,
so
we
need
to
respond
when
they
leave,
as
we
would,
if
children
left
our
own
home
training,
police
and
others
on
these
victims.
Judges,
lawyers
giving
the
courts
authority
to
issue
protective
orders
to
keep
the
traffickers
away
from
the
kids,
giving
the
kids
who've
been
victimized
civil
act,
a
cause
of
civil
action,
any
lawyers
in
the
room.
D
D
And-
and
you
know,
women
who
have
experienced
commercial
sexual
exploitation
in
their
lives
and
has
have
escaped.
It
can
be
tremendous
help
as
mentors
to
these
girls
who
are
first
getting
into
it.
And
unfortunately,
these
girls
report
getting
into
this
behavior
at
ages,
12,
13,
14
years
old,
we're
not
talking
just
about
17
year
olds,
16
and
17
year
olds.
And
finally,
as
I
as
I
said,
we
need
to
have.
D
D
Now
it's
not
just
policy
and
practice
that
need
to
change.
The
law
needs
to
change
as
well.
So
here
are
some
suggestions
on
how
virginia
law
could
be
changed.
You
know
there
are
several
organizations
in
this
area,
including
in
arlington
that
are
nationally
recognized
for
work
on
behalf
of
the
problem
of
work
on
child
trafficking.
D
D
Welfare
services
needs
of
all
sexually
exploited
children,
regardless
of
whether
parents
played
a
role
in
their
sexual
exploitation,
and
there
should
be
a
basis
to
provide
the
protection
of
the
courts
in
these
cases
and
and
your
laws
on
child
and
native
services
or
child
in
need
of
supervision.
You
need
to
make
it
explicit
that
commercially
sexually
exploited
children
can
receive
the
support
under
these
laws
next
slide,
and
this
is
a
big
one,
because,
as
you
see,
there
is
no
safe
harbor
law
in
virginia.
What
is
a
safe
harbor
law?
D
This
problem
would
be
far
less
common,
promote
multidisciplinary
multi-agency
responses
and
having
the
child
welfare
county
department
of
children.
Family
services
take
the
lead
in
these
now
nine
states
have
laws
like
this
and,
as
you
see
the
virginia's
not
on
the
list,
states
or
state
legislatures
are
continuing
to
address
this.
In
2013,
there
were
new
laws
in
arkansas
in
florida,
in
kentucky
in
nebraska.
D
What
is
the
extent
of
the
problem
next
slide?
I'm
wrapping
up
here.
How
might
how
about
the
courts?
Anybody
here
from
the
juvenile
domestic
relations
courts
in
the
room?
No
in
in
harris
county
texas,
there's
something
called
the
girls
court,
which
is
focused
on
girls
who
are
engaged
in
are
at
risk
of
becoming
involved
in
prostitution,
and
it's
a
specialized
multi-disciplinary
approach
to
address
the
underlying
problems
that
these
kids
have.
D
D
There
is
a
role
for
everybody
in
this
room
to
address
this
issue
and
I'm
very
grateful
that
you
invited.
Actually,
we
invited
one
of
the
staff
of
that
pat
faza,
who
had
a
family
emergency
and
had
to
leave
the
country
who
was
originally
going
to
speak
to
you.
I'm
very
pleased
and
proud
that
you
invited
someone
from
ekpat
to
come
and
talk
to
you
about
child
trafficking.
D
And
you
know
if
you
want
more
information.
Go
back.
You
can,
can
you
go
back
to
the
first
slide,
my
my
email
address.
I
work
in
downtown
dc
and
feel
free
to
contact
me
if
you
want
to
look
more
into
this
issue
and
know
more
and
if
any
way
I
can
be
of
help
to
you
and
people
in
the
county
on
addressing
this
issue.
D
A
At
this
time,
we're
gonna
have
our
introduction
of
our
winners
to
start
we're
thanking
raul,
our
assistant
county
manager
and
the
executive
director
for
the
human
rights
commission.
That
will
be
working
with
our
commissioners
that
will
be
presenting
the
awards
and
our
first
recipient
is
honorable
leslie
m
alden
and
her
presenter
is
aaron.
One
of
our
commissioners,
helen
connolly,.
E
Good
evening,
everyone
it
is
my
honor
and
privilege
to
announce
the
first
recipient
of
this
year's
award.
Judge,
leslie,
m
alden,
judge
alden's
legal
career
has
really
exemplified
her
commitment
to
human
rights
and
access
to
justice
for
everyone
throughout
the
world.
I
could
regale
you
with
judge
alden's,
countless
accomplishments,
accolades
and
awards,
but
I
suspect
we
all
want
to
get
home
for
the
holidays
at
some
point.
So
I'll
just
give
you
guys
a
few.
E
Many
of
you
in
the
room
tonight
may
recognize
judge
alden
from
her
many
years
of
service
on
the
fairfax
county
circuit
court.
She
served
as
a
circuit
court
judge
there
for
about
18
years,
I
believe
until
her
retirement
last
year.
I
was
one
of
the
fortunate
few
who
had
the
great
privilege
to
serve
as
her
law
clerk
many
years
ago,
and
that
was
truly
the
highlight
of
my
own
career
judge.
E
Alden
has
a
well-deserved
reputation
amongst
the
entire
legal
community
as
being
not
only
among
the
brightest
judges
on
that
bench,
but
most
certainly
the
most
charming
one,
and
I
know
I
speak
on
behalf
of
the
entire
local
legal
community.
When
I
tell
you
all
how
missed
she
truly
is
so
my
own
experience
working
with
judge
alden,
I
I
got
to
see
firsthand
her
commitment
to
human
rights
and
in
thinking
about
what
I
was
going
to
tell
you
about
today.
I
thought
of
a
particular
example
which,
in
my
view,
really
exemplified
this
judge.
E
I'm
delighted
to
tell
you
that
arlington
county
now
is
reaping
the
benefit
of
judge,
alden's
knowledge,
vast
knowledge
and
wisdom,
as
she
has
become
now
a
full-time
member
of
the
faculty
of
george
mason
university
school
of
law,
and
she
is
now
imparting
this
wisdom
on
arlington's
future
lawyers.
So
we
are
indeed
lucky
to
have
her.
Please
join
me
in
congratulating
judge
alden.
F
You
know
human
trafficking
may
well
be
the
largest
criminal
enterprise
around
the
world
these
days
and
as
our
speaker,
mr
davidson
talked
about,
it's
we've
really
just
seen
the
tip
of
the
iceberg.
We
usually
think
about
this
problem
as
being
a
problem
that
happens
in
you
know,
countries
far
away,
and
it
is
a
problem
that
happens
in
countries
far
away.
But,
as
mr
davidson
told
us,
it's
also
a
problem
that
happens
right
here.
F
It's
a
vast,
a
vast
difference
between
having
the
laws
and
having
them
implemented
in
court
and
the
international
association
of
women.
Judges
has
worked
in
many
countries
around
the
world,
with
magistrates,
local
magistrates,
judges,
prosecutors
enforcement
personnel
and
medical
personnel
to
achieve
a
more
robust
enforcement
of
these
laws.
We
like
to
say
from
recognition
of
the
problem
to
conviction
of
the
crime,
and
I
I'm
happy
to
say
that
we've
made
a
lot
of
progress
in
the
last
few
years.
F
F
Sadly,
of
course,
there's
a
lot
more
work
to
be
done,
but
with
the
support
and
the
help
of
organizations
like
the
arlington
human
rights
commission
and
other
people
who
care
deeply
about
this
problem,
you
know
it
may
take
a
while,
but
we're
going
to
get
there.
Thank
you
very
much.
I'm
I'm
very
honored
to
to
been
here
tonight.
A
Thank
you,
judge,
holden,
so
appreciative
and
again
that
nominating
committee.
You
all
have
just
done
an
exceptional
job
of
focusing
on
something
that
really
needs
to
have
our
attention.
I'm
now
going
to
invite
our
second
commissioner
up
and
the
awardee
margaret
m
patterson
and
james.
I
he's
going
to
do
the
honors.
G
G
Margaret
patterson
is
the
ceo
and
executive
director
of
the
child
and
family
network
centers,
which
has
offices
in
alexandria,
and
here
in
arlington,
you
notice
a
theme
tonight
with
our
recipients
and
our
keynote
speakers.
She's
been
working
30
years
in
the
field
of
services
for
children
and
families
in
texas
and
florida
I'll.
Let
her
give
you
a
little
more
detail
about
about
what
she
specifically
has
done,
but
this
was
a
notable
quote
from
the
nominator.
G
It's
a
very
telling
quote,
and
I
think
it's
it
really
demonstrates
the
work
that
she
has
done,
but
I
think
her
work
also
highlights
something
that
people
forget
sometimes
about
human
rights,
it's
more
than
just
equal
employment,
public
accommodations
for
housing,
which
is
a
lot
of
the
great
work
that
the
human
rights
commission
does.
But
it's
also
about
dealing
with
opportunities
for
the
our
youngest
and
most
vulnerable
citizens
in
our
communities.
So
please
welcome
edgar
patterson,
who
is
her
recipient.
H
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
the
human
rights
commission,
but
I
have
a
little
confession
to
make
howard,
who
was
here
inspired
me
about
25
years
ago,
at
a
conference
to
do
more
for
child
abuse
than
I
had
ever
done
in
my
life
and
after
hearing
him
tonight,
I
say
to
you,
arlington.
I
will
sit
on
your
thing
to
get
this
started
I'll,
do
whatever
it
needs
to
take
to
help
you
address
trafficking.
I
got
chills
when
I
heard
him
again
and
I
realized
who
it
was.
H
We
are
much
younger
then,
and
anyway,
I'm
not
anybody.
Special
I've
just
always
felt
the
kids
needed
a
voice,
whether
it's
the
kid
in
arlington
in
poverty
that
you
don't
see
who
says
to
me
because
he
has
a
winter
coat.
Am
I
allowed
to
take
this
home
to
the
homeless
person
and
their
family
that
I've
gotten
to
know
when
I
go
past
to
go
to
starbucks
every
day?
H
It's
not
about
me!
It's
about
those
kids,
it's
about
them,
and
it's
about
folks,
like
you
picking
up
the
phone
and
saying
I
think
that
these
people
need
help.
So
when
you
see
someone
that
you
feel
needs
help,
all
I
can
say
is
make
the
call
take
the
mother
in
the
supermarket
and
say
hey.
It
looks
like
you're
having
a
bad
day,
don't
be
afraid
to
reach
out
to
others.
H
A
A
I
C
C
Because
everyone
needs
to
share
in
this
thomas
kelly
has
been
a
resident
of
arlington
for
over
20
years,
he's
served
in
numerous
positions
working
to
promote
universal
access
to
quality
education
for
all
children
and
youth.
He
has
worked
to
improve
education
on
multiple
levels,
including
serving
over
10
years
as
a
staff
member
for
congressman.
C
Dale
kildy
overseeing
legislation
and
appropriations
for
education
programs
that
not
only
benefited
children
in
arlington
county,
but
children
throughout
the
united
states.
He
currently
heads
the
office
of
rehabilitation
services
within
the
u.s
department
of
education,
which
ensures
that
schools
provide
equal
access
to
children
with
disabilities,
including
arlington's
disabled
children.
C
During
his
work
on
capitol
hill,
he
was
one
of
the
primary
authors
of
the
americans
with
disabilities
act,
which
has
brought
major
changes
to
improve
access
for
individuals
with
disabilities
throughout
the
united
states,
including
arlington
county.
This
legislation
has
ensured
equal
access
of
persons
with
disabilities
in
all
sectors,
from
public
transportation
to
schools.
C
C
In
this
capacity,
mr
kelly
advocates
for
the
rights
of
children
in
arlington,
county
u.s
and
around
the
world.
He
is
engaged
in
tremendous
efforts
to
ensure
that
children's
human
rights
are
protected
and
that
they
are
also
protected
from
hazardous
labor
trafficking
and
forced
labor.
It
is
an
honor
and
a
privilege
to
present
the
james
b
hunter
award
for
individual
achievement
to
thomas
kelly.
I
I
The
wonderful
thing
about
living
in
arlington
county
is
you
have
a
participatory
government
that
allows
you
to
get
involved.
I
served
on
the
arlington
county,
you
know,
disability
advisory
committee
and
in
a
a
few
other
capacities,
and
it
offers
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
give
voice
to
people's
other
people's
lives.
I
I
So
I
accept
the
award
on
behalf
of
people
who
have
done
work,
for
you
know
untold
countless
hours
of
work
without
recognition,
and
I
I
stand
on
their
shoulders.
Many
of
them.
I
just
wanted
to
finally
mention
that
I
have
to
thank
my
family
also,
this
bane
sort
of
runs
in
the
family.
This
vein
of
work,
my
wife,
is
in
health
care
field,
providing
access
and
working
hard
to
keep
people
healthy.
I
My
son's
a
litigator
in
the
civil
rights
unit,
billy
suzanne's,
my
wife,
sorry
sue
better,
not
forget
that
and
billy
my
son's,
a
litigator
in
the
civil
rights
section
of
justice,
and
we
now
have
benedicta
who,
in
the
spirit
of
the
international
week,
is
our
foreign
exchange
student
and
we
are
her
host
parents
she's
our
guest
daughter
from
denmark
attends
washington.
Lee
high
school
is
doing
wonderfully
there
and
will
be
participating
in
some
community
activities
before
she
leaves
as
well,
because
I'll
make
sure
that
happens
so
again.
Thank
you.
Everyone.
A
A
I'm
almost
at
the
place
that
I
don't
want
the
night
to
end,
but
you
all
know
me
better
than
that
we're
going
to
be
out
of
here
before
nine
o'clock.
I
promise
I
promise
and,
along
with
that,
we're
going
to
invite
our
last
award
recipient
pastor,
richard
cobb,
to
come
forward
and
his
presenter
tiffany
joslin.
J
He
is
very
funny
and
very
self-deprecating,
but
because
I
just
met
him,
what
I
wanted
to
do
was
share
some
of
the
words
and
sentences
that
were
in
these
letters
of
nomination
and
so
bear
with
me.
I
was
I
was
typing
furiously
to
get
this
all
down
during
you
know
the
wonderful
presentations
so
far
and
and
I
have
several
quotes,
but
I
I
just
hope
you'll
bear
with
me.
While
I
share
them.
The
pastor
is
a
tireless
and
outspoken
advocate
for
homeless
individuals
in
arlington.
J
He
plays
a
key
role
in
the
county's
plan
to
prevent
and
end
homelessness,
an
outstanding
leader,
a
visionary,
a
strategic
collaborator
and
his
remarkable
efforts
make
arlington
a
better
place
for
its
most
vulnerable
citizens
through
the
significant
impact
of
his
work.
He
has
helped
to
shape
the
perception
of
in
our
community's
attitude
toward
the
less
fortunate
members
of
arlington.
J
The
great
respect
he
has
shown
to
all
that
come
to
the
church's
doors,
make
him
a
shining
light
that
truly
represents
the
very
best
of
our
community
by
his
work.
Pastor
cobb
has
made
arlington
a
more
tolerant,
diverse
and
inclusive
community
and
isn't
that
what
we're
all
about
tonight-
and
he
always
greets
you
with
a
smile,
and
he
has
great
insight
on
new
ideas
on
how
to
assist
homeless
individuals.
J
So
let
me
tell
you
a
little
bit
of
background
for
all
of
these
quotes.
As
many
of
you
probably
already
know,
the
pastor,
under
his
leadership
in
2007,
began
a
drop
in
breakfast
program
for
homeless
individuals
and
it
started
with
about
20
people,
and
so
I
read
it
grew
tremendously
such
that
gene
and
jeannie
cross,
who
wrote
an
amazing
letter
of
support
for
the
pastor
reached
out
to
him
to
talk
about
not
only
making
a
healthier
breakfast
but
a
more
complete
breakfast
and
by
the
beginning
of
2008.
J
J
The
cumc
program
has
become
an
outreach
center
for
people
who
are
hard
to
serve
because
they
are
resistant
to
entering
a
government
or
agency
office.
It
has
become
a
very
important,
perhaps
critical,
outreach
center
for
those
in
arlington
working
to
end
homelessness
and
as
a
result
of
the
extensive
offerings
of
the
program.
J
J
J
As
many
of
you
probably
know,
the
pastor
was
integral
in
the
county
board's
approval
of
the
homeless,
shelter.
He
came
to
every
meeting
every
board
hearing
and
he
told
many
stories
to
describe
what
he
believes
is
a
philosophy
the
county
should
live
by.
If
we
open
our
doors
and
make
this
a
truly
inclusive
community,
we
can
make
the
entire
community
better
and
as
a
result
of
him
speaking
and-
and
you
know
many
others,
but
I
can't
help
but
think
he
was
the
critical
component
of
this.
J
J
J
K
K
I
didn't,
do
anything:
they've
changed
my
life
and
when
you
get
involved,
as
you
know,
your
life
changes
and
they
changed
my
life
friends
their
family
to
me
and
because
of
that,
we
all
stand
up
for
them,
amen
and
I
stand
up
for
them
and
I'm
so
proud
to
be
able
to
stand
next
to
so
many
saints.
Who
give
your
time
and
your
effort-
and
I
call
you
friends
and
you
do
so
much-
and
it's
in
that
vein-
that
I
accept
this
tonight-
nothing.
A
What
a
wonderful
evening,
yes,
something
so
memorable,
I'm
so
thankful
to
our
arlington,
cable
folks.
They
have
recorded
this,
so
you
can
catch
this.
The
announcements
will
be
on
there
so
make
sure
you
get
it
and
you
can
go.
I
was
there
when
they
did
that
I
was
there.
I
was
there
two
quick
things
as
I
close
out
and
again.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
coming.
A
We
do
have
some
extra
food
and
drinks
left
so
be
sure
to
get
your
good
plate
as
you
go
home,
I
told
him
I'm
getting
a
big
plate,
so
I
know
what
I'm
going
to
do
and
also
I
would
like
to
ask
our
award
recipients
to
come
back
up.
I
would
like
to
ask
our
presenters
to
come
back
up
to
stand
behind
them,
so
dennis
can
get
us
a
great
group
picture,
so
let's
recognize
and
honor
them
as
they
come
forward.
One
more
time.