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Children are a GIFT from God - Please Keep them SAFE!
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National Missing Children's Day – May 25
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Dear residents,
Protecting our children should always be a priority, but unfortunately it is not. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, nearly 800,000 American children are reported missing each year, more than 2,000 each day.
Taking time to talk to your children about safety and abduction prevention is the idea behind the Center's "Take 25" child safety campaign throughout the month of May.
The idea is to simply encourage families to take even just 25 minutes to talk to their children and explain 25 safety tips that can help save their lives.
This is the third year for the campaign, which is held in conjunction with National Missing Children's Day (see below). This year, more than 1,100 child safety events are scheduled in 400 communities across the U.S. and Canada throughout May.
Locally, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation hosts the 3rd Annual Georgia Missing Children's Day on May 16 to honor Georgia's missing and endangered children. It is a FREE event and they are providing FREE child identification kits (while supplies last).
In closing, please click here to view a list of those children currently reported missing in Georgia. If you have any information about them, please call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children immediately at 1-800-THE LOST (1-800-843-5678).
Stay safe,
Sgt. Debra Kalish
Community Services
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Posted on May 15, 2009 15:21pm by admin
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