NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) today announced the recipients of the 25th Annual Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth.  The Awards recognize unheralded individuals who have dedicated themselves, as professionals or volunteers, to the health, education, and well-being of young people.  The Awards will be presented at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on the evening of Monday, January 31st.

Elaine Wynn, National Chairperson, Communities In Schools,  www.communitiesinschools.org, and Director, Wynn Resorts, Limited, Las Vegas, Nevada, will be honored for her more than 15 years of advocacy for improvements in education provided to children and youth in her home state of Nevada and nationwide.  She is co-chair of the Greater Las Vegas After-School All Stars, www.afterschoolallstars.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping Las Vegas students safe and healthy by providing critically important after-school activities in education, sports, and the arts.

Named for the acclaimed NCLC photographer who documented early-20th century exploitation of children, the Hine Awards recognize men and women who come from many walks of life and from across the United States.  The recipients, who this year hail from as far away as Anchorage, Alaska and as close as Glen Cove, New York, are selected by a distinguished panel of judges from among hundreds of nominations submitted each year by business, community, and non-profit leaders.

For a more detailed description of the award and its other recipients, please see the full press release.