For the Love of a Child

Rosevelt’s Continuing Work With Childhelp

By Sherrie Nattrass

On Saturday, September 24th , 2022 at Rosevelt’s Annual Concert/Fundraiser, with Sherriff Lamb, America’s Got Talent’s Chapel Hart, and Country Award Winner Sean Gasaway, she presented her first Lifetime Achievement Award. The recipients were two ladies who have given their lives to help over

Photo courtesy of Sherrie Nattrass Rosevelt’s performs at her Annual Concert/ Fundraiser. 11.5 million abused children, Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson. These heroic women founded Childhelp 63 years ago, when Nancy Regan asked the young Hollywood Actresses, who entertained the troops with Bob Hope, to focus their efforts here in the United States.

Rosevelt said, “These amazing women have shown me what heroism is—to not only understand that children today need our help—but they also do something to make a difference in children’s lives every single day!”

Four years ago, these ladies invited Rosevelt to be a Youth Ambassador for Childhelp. They loved how ambitious she was, creating a music video with Dick Van Dyke when she was only 10, and working so diligently in her voice lessons, performances, etc. They also recognized something else, something that reminded them of themselves when they were young.

Rosevelt accepted the opportunity to join them in their quest to put an end to the 5 children who die each-andevery day from child abuse. She joined with a recognized list of Childhelp Ambassadors and thought leaders, like: Betty White, Kathie Lee Gifford, Jane Seymour, Cheryl Ladd, Mark Victor Hansen, John O’Hurley, etc. and started a campaign called #5TooMany. She named it this because, “I have five brothers, and I can’t even imagine what I would do if anything happened to just

Photo courtesy of Sherrie Nattrass Rosevelt with Childhelp Founders Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson.

one of them!”

Now, at 15 years of age, Rosevelt has inspired thousands of children and adults to join in the commitment to end child abuse, bullying, and sex trafficking by making a promise to share this awareness with at least 5 other people.

During the 2021-2022 school year, Rosevelt, along with her comedian/corporate trainer/father, Jef Rawls (Owner of JesterZ Improv), began presenting an introduction to Childhelp’s “5 Safety Rules” at 45 school assemblies—reaching thousands of students, and faculty across Arizona.

This evidence based, prevention education, presented by one of their peers, is making a difference! Children who attend these assemblies surround her afterwards with gratitude for the information and access to the 1-8004- A-Child Childhelp Hotline that connects children and youth in crisis with a licensed counselor.

This year, to help children who face such difficulties, Rosevelt’s goal is to visit 100 School Assemblies during the 2022-2023 school year. These will extend across Arizona, also reaching students in Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, Utah, etc.

If you would like Rosevelt to come to your school, or to learn more about how you can help, Rosevelt’s Challenge, #5TooMany, make donation to her 501C3 Non-Profit, and see how she is also making a difference with Liberation Award recipient, Tim Ballard as an Ambassador of O.U.R., go to RoseveltSings.com