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CASS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN HOST TAKE 25 EVENT TO COMMEMORATE NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY



Cassopolis, MI, May, 25, 2012 – The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC), in partnership with Cass County Sheriff’s Office, will be observing National Missing Children’s Day this year by participating in the national Take 25 child safety campaign. A Child ID/ Fingerprinting Event where you can bring your kid(s) to be fingerprinted for FREE by the Cass County Sheriff’s Department and you will be able to take that kit home with you with all of your child’s information including a picture of them this will be held on May 25, 2012 at the Cass County Library 319 M-62 Cassopolis, MI from 3PM-6PM.



May 25 has been observed as National Missing Children’s Day since it was first observed in 1983. National Missing Children’s Day serves as an annual reminder that there are thousands of children who are still missing and stresses the importance of making child protection a national priority. The Take 25 campaign is a national child safety public awareness campaign created in 2007 by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The campaign encourages parents to take 25 minutes to talk to their children about safety and ways to prevent abduction. The campaign begins on May 1 and continues through May 25 every year in communities throughout the country.

“We know that teaching children about safety works. Community events play an important role in helping parents understand how they can help save a child’s life,” said Ernie Allen, President and CEO of NCMEC. “We are very grateful to our local partners who share our interest in keeping children safe. They play an important role in raising public awareness in communities throughout America.”



Every year in America, an estimated 800,000 children are reported missing, more than 2,000 each day. Of that number, 200,000 are abducted by family members and 58,000 are abducted by non-family members, for which the primary motive is sexual. Each year, 115 children are the victims of the most serious abductions; they are taken by non-family members and either murdered, ransomed or taken with the intent to keep. An analysis of attempted abduction cases by NCMEC found that in 84% of the cases, the child escaped would-be abductors through their own actions.



Teaching children about safety works. It saves lives.