CHILD SHIELD, USA names KIDSAFE as MIDDLE TENNESSEE agent

KidSafe is Middle Tennessee's premiere agent for Child Shield, USA- the nations ONLY program aimed at reducing the number of missing children. The program is geared toward prevention through education FIRST, and has extensive recovery methods if ever needed.

(PRWEB) January 7, 2004 --KIDSAFE in Middle Tennessee has recently been named as a new independent registered agent of CHILD SHIELD, USA , a national organization dedicated to the safety of Americas children. Amanda Lippelt, owner of KIDSAFE, shares with CHILD SHIELD, USA its goal of helping to prevent and recover lost, missing, abducted, and runaway children throughout America. According to the United States Department of Justice, these situations befall about one and one half million children each year.
   This statistic is as frightening as it is true. Unfortunately, far too many American parents have an It cant happen to my kid" attitude. This very attitude may be one of the major contributors to this national crisis. We are not helping our children by pretending these things dont happen." says Robin Raskob, owner of CHILD SHIELD, USA . By not telling our children of these dangers, we are also keeping them vulnerable. To empower our children, you must first educate them." She states.
   The primary goal of CHILD SHIELD, USA is to reduce the alarming numbers of lost, missing, abducted, and runaway children in America. To this end, their child safety kit provides an easy to follow educational program designed to empower parents and children with important knowledge that can help to prevent tragedy. In addition, the educational part of the CHILD SHIELD, USA service includes the unique safety seven" poster and their Play It Safe coloring book. These proactive materials provide ongoing reinforcement and help children to retain the important safety information theyve learned. CHILD SHIELD, USA has been in business since 1990 and has marketed well over 1 million of their child safety kits. To date, only two registered children have been reported missing, both of the children were recovered. CHILD SHIELD, USA is the only organization in the country with a prevention program with over 10 years of statistics proving it works!
   The second goal of CHILD SHIELD, USA is to furnish parents and law enforcement agencies with a one stop source" for invaluable assistance in dissemination information about a missing child and aid in the recovery effort. CHILD SHIELD, USA is prepared to act immediately upon a childs disappearance by lending both local and far reaching help to the childs family and to the police agency handling the investigation. Upon being notified of the disappearance of a registered child, CHILD SHIELD, USA will contact the investigating police department and offer assistance by duplicating identification videotapes and posters of the missing child and distributing them to the police departments choice of any or all of the destinations in the CHILD SHIELD, USA database. This unique database contains hundreds of law enforcement agencies, missing childrens organizations, and national news media contacts. CHILD SHIELD, USA will also send videotapes and posters to ANY additional destinations the investigating authorities may request. All of this is distributed at NO ADDITIONAL COST to the family or police. In addition, they have implemented an immediate $50,000 reward for recovery of the child and arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible. Most rewards are too little too late" says co-owner John Raskob, by giving an immediate $50,000 reward, we hope citizens that normally wouldnt get involved WILL!" One good tip could lead to the recovery of a child." In addition to the $50,000 reward, CHILD SHIELD, USA will put up the $2500 to hire a private investigator to help in the recovery. CHILD SHIELD, USA facilities enable them to duplicate more than 100 high quality videotapes and more than 600 missing child posters per hour. Within hours of CHILD SHIELD, USA being notified of a disappearance, hundreds of videotapes and posters bearing the image of the missing child can be on their way to all of the state missing child clearinghouses across the country, and to the FBI. With the same speed, videotapes and posters can be provided to a variety of missing childrens organizations and the production departments of a growing number of nationally syndicated and network television talk shows and news programs. Also, in addition to shipping one thousand free posters to the childs family overnight, CHILD SHIELD, USA is capable of transmitting high-resolution missing childrens posters to arrive at their destinations within minutes.
   Child Shields founders spent more than 3 years researching and developing their child safety program before they began marketing it nationally through independent registered agents in March of 1993. With the growth of CHILD SHIELD, USA , its hoped there will come a reduction in the number of abducted and missing children in America. For FREE information that could save YOUR childs life, or for fund raising for your child oriented organization call (931) 540-8962 or e-mail kidsafetn@bellsouth.net.
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