The Joyful Child Foundation, created in memory of Orange County kidnap victim Samantha Runnion, bestowed an Award of Appreciation to Orange County Sheriff's Department Media Relations Director Jim Amormino.
The plaque read in part: "In appreciation for your support of The Joyful Child Foundation's efforts to prevent child sexual abuse and abduction through programs that unite and uplift communities in the protection and wonderment of all children. Together we will stop predatory crimes against children. 'Be Brave'"
Director Amormino helped Samantha Runnion's mother Erin and other relatives cope with massive coverage by the national and international press on the days following the 2002 kidnapping of five-year old Samantha in Stanton.
To read the Orange County Register's account of the Foundation's Awards luncheon click here.
To view the Joyful Child Foundation's Website, click here.