Paul Cody
Social Entrepeneur, Facilitator, Founder of Parties From Your Heart & Books From Your Heart , for very sick kids. Paul thanks every friend below who we can all count on to give their best in time and talents for our all our Nations most important members OUR CHILDREN.

Zian Alladina
Founding Partner of " Parties From Your Heart " without him this would not be. Zian Alladina is Paul Cody’s business partner in "Parties From Your Heart", and is the younger portion of the dynamic duo. Zian is a local entrepreneur and businessman that Paul shared this wonderful concept with.
"When Paul told me of this amazing and wonderful way to give back to sick kids in our community, I had to say yes to being a part of it. With two children in my extended family that currently suffering from illness, it touched my heart to see what kind of joy we could bring to kids just like them from quite a simple and easy way. All people have to do to help these kids get some of their childhood back is order online from the charity’s party store and while they create joyful memories for their own family, they are giving a gift from their own heart to sick kids and creating joyful memories for them too!"
What better gift to give then a Party From Your Heart?

Karim Chandani
Founding Partner and Heart of Parties For.
When Karim Chandani first found out that his eight-year-old daughter has lupus, he cried.
Then he took action.
Since Chandani’s daughter, Jalisa, was diagnosed with the disease last year, the North Vancouver businessman has put the rest of his life on hold to realize his dream of raising more than $4.2 million to open the first Canadian research center for children and teens suffering from chronic autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. To date, his foundation, Celebs for Kids, has raised more than $2.2 million.

As soon as Chandani, 44, learned there was no research centre in Canada focused on childhood autoimmune diseases, he took it upon himself to raise funds to establish the Ross Petty Research Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology at Children’s Hospital.

DR" BRIJ KOTHARI,
Dr. Brij Kothari (Cornell University) and his team have innovated, researched, and nationalized the use of "Same Language Subtitling" (SLS) on Bollywood film songs on TV, for mass literacy in India. He laid the foundation for the SLS project as an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) in its Centre for Educational Innovation.

Brij is an Ashoka Fellow and the President of PlanetRead, a non-profit involved in scaling SLS efforts in India and other countries. He is also the CEO of BookBox Inc, (found in our children literacy area) a for-profit social venture producing children's animated stories in more than 25 languages. He co-founded PlanetRead.org and BookBox.com as a Reuters Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford University.
"Parties 4 Literacy, is a terrific way of embedding reading and literacy into something that children enjoy the most -- Birthday Parties!
This is a powerful association! You can have your cake and read it too!
Brij Kothari, Founder www.BookBox.com and www.PlanetRead.org -Brij Kothari, CA"

REENA EVERS
Evers is the Daughter of Slain Civil Rights Leader- Medgar Evers and Mrylie Evers-Williams Civil Rights Activist. (Evers-Williams, Chairman of the NAACP- 1996-1999) Evers continues the legacy of her parents though speaking engagements and appearances. Evers sits on the board of several institutions and foundations that assist the needs of underprivileged communities.

LEE ANN BUTLER-OWENS, Your Host
Founder of Lullalee Productions & Services, Owens is an author, composer, an inspirational speaker, and voice over artist. Owens has been positioned in numerous leadership positions for a major airline over 20 years; is a member of the following prestigious organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, The International Dean’s List, SCBWI, ASCAP and is the recipient of several scholarships for her outstanding continuing education commitment.
Lullalee promotes positive concepts through reading, art and music for children and young adults with special needs.

DAHLIA BENAROYA
President, Dahlia Web Designs LLC, has over 25 years experience in business, marketing and design strategies and services. Currently, Dahlia’s special initiatives are the Kids Love To® website series that recognizes children’s achievements, the Great Kids Corner online kids’ furniture store Where Themes Come Alive For Kids, and the Recommended Referrals directory of small businesses offering children’s products and services. Previously, Dahlia was a director of Technology Integration Services at an international pharmaceutical company where she was responsible for a multi-million dollar budget, spearheading strategies, implementing projects and ensuring customer satisfaction.

ANA BENAROYA
Ana is an illustrator, typographer, and designer, based out of New Jersey. She attended the Maryland Institute College of Art to receive her BFA in Illustration with a minor in Art History. While there, she produced mass amounts of artwork and worked/interned for clients such as DC/Vertigo Comics, ABC World News Tonight, and The Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum. She has received awards from American Illustration, Creative Quarterly, Print Magazine, and the Society of Illustrators.

Her clients include The New Yorker, The Stranger, Time Out NY, Computer Arts Projects, Plansponsor, Nickelodeon Magazine, LA Weekly, Planadvisor, SEED, Pretty Empire, Gama-Go, Poetry Magazine, Princeton University Radio, WFMU, and ABC News.

SANDRA McLEOD HUMPHREY
Sandra McLeod Humphrey is a retired clinical psychologist with over 35 years experience working with young people. She is a writer and consultant for the Heroes & Dreams Foundation which provides character education materials to schools K-8 throughout the United States and Canada and the recipient of the National Character Education Center's Award for "Exemplary Leadership in Ethics Education" (2000). She was also "Author of the Month" for MyShelf.com 12/03 and the recipient of the Helen Keating Ott Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Literature (7/05).
".'A Win-Win Situation! By giving your own child the gift of a memorable Perfect Party by Cody, you can also give a priceless gift to other children as well--the gift of literacy.'
Sandra McLeod Humphrey,

JONNY DEPP NEWS
ohnny Depp is one of the greatest and most versatile actors of our time who has inspired and continues to inspire so many people. We thank Johnny for creating awareness on his website for our Sick Kids Parties as his Twitter Friend..
We encourage everyone to visit and support Johnny's Angels http://www.johnnysangels.org/index.htm

TERRY DOHERTY
Terry Doherty, Executive Director

In 2001, Terry traded in her nearly 20-year career in government service for the all-important job of being Mom. The flexibility of being a Stay-at-Home-Mom allowed Terry to pursue her lifelong vocation for reading and literacy. Inspired by the time she spent reading with her daughter, she founded The Reading Tub, Inc. in 2003. Her purpose is clear: make it easy for families to create a positive reading environment at home, find great books (that don't involve TV or movie characters) and make it accessible to EVERYONE! Terry, who worked as a Librarian's Assistant in college, has Bachelors of Art degree in English, and also holds a Masters of Science in Strategic Intelligence. She currently serves as a judge for the Moms Choice Awards and Tweener Time International Book Competition.

GRETCHAN PYNE
is the author of 9 children’s books, President of the Olivia “Lulu” Pyne Foundation of Hope”. She is founder of Lulu’s House of Hope, where she facilitates bereavement support groups and inspired writing courses. She and her family have appeared on Good Morning America and numerous television stations across America. Her journey has been chronicled in The Ladies Home Journal, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune as well as many other newspapers and magazines. Her current project is partnered with Fablevision to create the “I AM the Rainbow” animation. Which is the catalyst for the “Dream, Believe and DO” program. Her first children’s book, “Lulu’s Rose Colored Glasses”, nationally and internationally selling to children of all ages!

KAREN K. KIEFER
KAREN K. KIEFER


mother of four daughters, has been speaking to audiences since her college days. With a passion for "paying it forward," Kiefer turned a simple bread baking project with her children into a baking lesson for the world. Co-Founder of the awarding-winning global nonprofit organization, Spread the Bread.

Kiefer was recently profiled in the Boston Globe's "Six in the City, " as one of six individuals who are making a difference in the Boston. She has spoken on hundreds of radio programs across the country and both Kiefer and her organization has appeared in: Parents Magazine, People Magazine, Boston Herald, Boston Business Journal , New York Times and the Washington Post.

STEVE WATT
Steve Watt, Founder of myPolice.ca has over 28 years experience in policing, 16 of which have been dedicated to the training and education of Canadian police officers. In addition, since 1999 Steve has been involved in bringing quality police training to officers in Asia and the Middle East. His international experience includes China, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, the US, Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Steve's policing experienced commenced in 1971 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, now the Police Service for Northern Ireland. In Canada he was a member of the West Vancouver Police Department for 17 years before moving in 1997 to the position of Director, Police Academy, Justice Institute of BC, a position he held for eight and a half years.

JENNA ROBBINS Creative Designer, Murphdogs
As Creative Designer, Jenna fashioned the concept and the characters after her own Murphdogs®. In conjunction with running her own dog training business, Jenna also writes a pet advice column for a New York magazine and was asked to teach dog training at Long Island University. Additionally, she raises Royal Standard Polka Dotted Poodles, who appear as the “Kahunas” in the Murphdog® stories.

The native New York sister team collaborated to create adventure stories by enmeshing their care and understanding of kids and dogs by gently leading their characters through the natural progressions of responsible and reasonable problem solving techniques to their final destinations.

AUDREY HANDLER (Author) Murphdogs
AUDREY HANDLER (Author) – Blessed with the innate talent of being able to write for many voices, Audrey became everyone’s designated writer early on, scholastically undertaking a preponderance of writing courses and workshops before earning her BA degree, concentrating on fiction writing. For many years she’s worked with children in the underserved community. Audrey is a full member of the SCBWI.

JACKIE DION (Illustrator) Murphdogs
Jackie takes pride in being part of the Murphdog® book series’ creative staff. This is her first illustrative experience, though from the time her tiny fingers could grasp a crayon, she has been creating art. She credits her creative inspiration to working at kennels and animal hospitals as a vet tech and animal caretaker.