Lois Lee is the founder of
Children of the Night, a non-profit organization that works to support youth who were involved in
prostitution
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in Sex work, sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, n ...
, based in
Van Nuys, California. The organization was depicted
in a movie by the same name. She received the
President's Volunteer Action Award
The President's Volunteer Service Award is a civil award bestowed by the President of the United States. Established by executive order by George W. Bush, the award was established to honor volunteers that give hundreds of hours per year helping ...
from President Ronald Reagan in 1984.
On November 18, 2010, Lee presented
Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.
K ...
founder,
Hugh M. Hefner
Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Playboy'' magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obsc ...
, with Children of the Night's first "Founder's Hero of the Hearts Award" for his support of her organization.
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American nonprofit executives