Children's Day USA

Children's Day USA Children's Day USA celebrates our children and community.

Please visit our website: https://www.childrensday-usa.org Contact us: [email protected] "Be Community Friendly" "Do Something Wonderful - To Make our World a Better Place"

08/03/2026

One of the few personal statements of Summer Hansen the founder Of Children's Day USA before she passed.

Love you Mom.. you dreem will not die just because you did.

hope those who wish to pay their respects will come on Friday to give honor to the founder of Children's Day USA and her...
08/03/2026

hope those who wish to pay their respects will come on Friday to give honor to the founder of Children's Day USA and her will to make the world a bit better.

07/25/2026

end post.. error on the car fundraiser

On behalf of our family and Children's Day USA, I would like to personally invite you to a special celebration honoring ...
07/17/2026

On behalf of our family and Children's Day USA, I would like to personally invite you to a special celebration honoring the life and legacy of my mother, Summer Hansen.

We will gather at her favorite stage in El Dorado Park to share memories and celebrate the "Living Poetry" of her incredible 25-year mission. This is a day to remember the woman who inspired so many of us by asking one simple, powerful question: "What are you going to do to make the world a better place?"

Her daughters and I look forward to seeing you there and beginning the next chapter of her legacy, together.

A Memorial Celebration for Summer Hansen
When: Friday, August 7th, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: El Dorado Park Stage (near the Duck Pond, at Studebaker & Willow)

All are welcome. Please see the attached invitation for more details.

Warmly,

Jim Oberst
Children's Day USA

The Voyage of the Walter K: A Living Poem for the Children of CaliforniaThere is a story hidden in the waters of Souther...
07/15/2026

The Voyage of the Walter K: A Living Poem for the Children of California
There is a story hidden in the waters of Southern California. It is a story of amusement parks, of steel and wood, of a brutal family fracture, and of a love that refused to sink.

Decades ago, a master wooden boat builder named Jim Oberst, working out of Hills Marine, laid the keel and shaped the hull of a magnificent steamboat. It was named the Walter K., crafted in honor of Walter Knott, the founding visionary of Knott’s Berry Farm. For years, the Walter K. carried thousands of children across the waters of Camp Snoopy, a floating vessel of joy in the heart of the park.

Time passed, parks evolved, and the Walter K. was eventually retired. Whispers in the community suggest her bones, her scraps, or her spirit found a second life down the freeway in Riverside at Castle Park—a park built by the very same dreamers who shaped Knott’s early days.

But behind the creation of that joyful steamboat was a real family weathering a devastating storm. Jim Oberst, the hands that built the Walter K., and his wife navigated a deeply painful divorce. Jim would eventually pass away as a dedicated Scout Master in Santa Barbara County. His ex-wife would go on to dedicate 26 years of her life to the relentless, uncompromising mission of Children's Day USA.

Through the tears, the crisis, and the distance, neither of them lost the core truth they fought to instill in their children: Family is everything.

Today, Children’s Day USA is calling upon Knott’s Berry Farm, Castle Park, and the community of Southern California to engage in an act of "Living Poetry."

We seek to honor the memory of the Walter K., the hands of the man who built it, and the fierce heart of the woman who dedicated her life to protecting kids. We want to bring the healing power of standing up for children back to the waters where the Walter K. once sailed.

Amusement parks are not just places of rides and ticket booths; they are where childhood memories are forged and where families, no matter how fractured, come together to smile. We invite Knott’s Berry Farm and Castle Park to join us. Let us honor the legacy of Walter Knott, Jim Oberst, and Children’s Day USA by ensuring that every child has a safe harbor, a day to be celebrated, and a family that stands for them.

The boat may be gone, but the wake it left behind is still moving forward.

The first step in honoring the legacy of Summer Hansen the founder of Children's Day USA and her ex husband and my fathe...
07/15/2026

The first step in honoring the legacy of Summer Hansen the founder of Children's Day USA and her ex husband and my father. Will take place Augest 7th the Children's Day USA memorial for Summer's passing. It will not just be a memorial but so much more to bring is spirit the healing that never happend in their life with a brutal divorse. This is part of the quest I call LIVING POETRY of my dads craftsmaship and my mom's small nonprofit comming together after their death called on by a loving son. Let's do this not just for my father and mother but lets make it a legacy of honoring all motheers and fathers. Let's make this an American tradition or more a human tradition.

come to the LBC Pirate Invasion this weekend July 11 and 12 at Shoreline Park in Long Beach right behind the Aquarium of...
07/09/2026

come to the LBC Pirate Invasion this weekend

July 11 and 12 at Shoreline Park in Long Beach right behind the Aquarium of the Pacific

Buy tickets early $25
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TJK has offered to take up the project of Children's Day USA to conitnue Summer Hansen's legacy. I know this is a paid event but the children's day USA event will still be free.

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