NAPERVILLE, IL (USA) – 30 March 2013 – Award-winning short story author, editor, poet, novelist, Educational Management Consultant for Gryphon & Phoenix, Ltd, and Contributing Editor to IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®, a quarterly international Fatherhood and Men’s Issues journal, FRANK C KLOCK has been selected to serve as the Illinois (USA) Regional Co-Coordinator for the 2013 International Men’s Day (https://sites.google.com/a/imd-global.org/international-mens-day/). MR. KLOCK joins MR. JOHN D. EVANS who serves as the lead Illinois Regional Co-Coordinator for 2013 International Men’s Day in a leadership role for this worldwide event which will be celebrated on 19 November 2013 under the theme “Keeping Men And Boys Safe”.
MR. KLOCK is also a Member of the Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree (8365/209); Committee Member, Troop Chaplain, and Merit Badge / Religious Awards Counselor for Boy Scout Troop 199 at St. Alexander Parish in Villa Park, Illinois; Knight, Grand Commander and Coligréari of the Ancient Order of the Red Squirrel (a writing group); and volunteers at his local library bringing books to the home bound.
International Men’s Day is observed in over 70 nations around the world. Inaugurated in 1999 by Jerome Teelucksingh, Ph.D.; a ‘Thought Leader’ on Gender Issues, faculty member in the History Department at the University of West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, author, and poet; International Men’s Day celebrates and honors the contributions and selfless sacrifices that Men make to our families, communities and our world. It shares a 48 hour partnership with Universal Children’s Day which is celebrated annually on 20 November, and both are endorsed by the United Nations.
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