''It's all About the Kids,'' Children's Center annual luncheon

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Patty Duke, Academy Award winning actress and mental health spokesperson, will be the keynote speaker at the annual luncheon benefiting Children's Center. Please join us on April 23, 2013 for ''It's all About the Kids,'' which will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Washington. Doors open at 10:45 am for a silent auction and the program will begin promptly at 11:30 am. Drew Carney of NBS NewsChannel 8 will be the Master of Ceremonies and father/daughter team of Trevor and Kyra Smith will provide musical entertainment. Patty Duke, past President of the Screen Actors Guild and best-selling author, has been delighting and challenging audiences for more than 40 years with her work in movies and on television. Her Oscar-winning portrayal of blind, mute, and deaf Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker launched Patty as one of America's finest young talents. Still a teenager, she went on to enjoy success in The Patty Duke Show before establishing herself as one of screen and televisions most versatile and beloved actresses. Her career brought her to Broadway, feature films, television series and animated features. Patty has received much recognition from her peers — an Oscar, two Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, six Emmy Nominations, and a People's Choice Award. Community service awards have honored her commitment to many social issues. Since the publication of her autobiography, Call Me Anna, and her second book, A Brilliant Madness, Patty spends a great deal of time speaking on the topic of mental illness. The luncheon will be Children's Center's primary fund raising event for 2013. All proceeds from the luncheon support the mission of Children's Center to provide quality mental health care for children and youth in Clark County. Children's Center serves over 400 children, youth and their families every week. Successful mental health treatment transforms the child, the family and the community!