NEW WEB-BASED PERSONALIZED CALLING SYSTEM HELPS EDUCATE 250,000 FAMILIES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF CHILD ABDUCTION

A rash of recent child abductions has moved a group of 16 community oriented Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep dealers in the Seattle Tacoma area to partner with CallCommand to hold a child safety promotion to properly educate local parents about the issue and to help raise $25,000 for the Klaas Kids Foundation. Thanks to a new technology developed by CallCommand, the Worlds first ever Web-based personalized calling system, the dealers are able to reach thousands of local families with a very powerful message; a personal call from Marc Klaas who founded the Klaas Kids Foundation following the abduction and murder of his own daughter, Polly Klaas.

For additional information contact:
Sara West-Callahan
Carter-West Public Relations
Phone: 949-369-6980 Fax: 949-369-6986
E-mail: swest@earthlink.net

(PRWEB) August, 2003 -- A rash of recent child abductions has moved a group of 16 community oriented Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep dealers in the Seattle Tacoma area to partner with CallCommand to hold a child safety promotion to properly educate local parents about the issue and to help raise $25,000 for the Klaas Kids Foundation. Thanks to a new technology developed by CallCommand, the Worlds first ever Web-based personalized calling system, the dealers are able to reach thousands of local families with a very powerful message; a personal call from Marc Klaas who founded the Klaas Kids Foundation following the abduction and murder of his own daughter, Polly Klaas.

250,000 families in the Seattle Tacoma area will personally receive a call from Marc Klaas, inviting them to attend the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep / Klaas Kids Child Safety event August 8,9,10. This huge volume of families can all be informed about the event in a timely manner thanks to a new technology developed by CallCommand, the Worlds first ever Web-based personalized calling system, that enables the delivery of a personal voice mail message to thousands of people in the matter of minutes.

The local Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep locations are taking time from their Summer Sales Drives to host a Child Safety Educational Event in two convenient locations at Northgate Mall and the Tacoma Dome. Tent sales will be held in each location with a total of approximately 1500 new vehicles on display and available for test drive. The commitment from the dealership body and CallCommand is for a donation of $50 per test drive and $50 per vehicle sold with a goal of $25,000 raised for the Klaas Kids Foundation.

Since 1996, the KlaasKids Foundation has been working with private enterprises to provide safety information to Americas young families. Parents are encouraged to visit either of these locations to participate in this fund raising opportunity for the Klaas Kids Foundation. Parents and children who attend will receive child identification kits as well as gain vital information for properly safeguarding their kids. There is no entrance fee and the kits are free.

WHEN:

Friday, August 8 -- 12:00-9:00 p.m.
Saturday August 9, 10:00 a.m. -- 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 10, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

WHERE:

The Tacoma Dome
2727 East D Street / Tacoma, WA 98421

Northgate Mall
From Interstate 5 South - Take Exit 173. Exit the second ramp heading east. The mall is located on Northgate Way.

PHOTO/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:

Hundreds of parents with children getting fingerprinted and photographed for ID kits
Marc Klaas will be available for interviews
Presentation of $25,000 check to Marc Klaas