Did you know that the late President Ronald Reagan declared May 25th “National Missing Children’s Day” in 1983? And 2008 will mark the 26th anniversary of National Missing Children’s Day.
Each day thousands of children go missing all over the world. The horror for the parents and family are unfathomable. Think for a moment about the child that has been abducted. It is gut-wrenching. I ache for the families and, especially, the children.
Please take a moment to think about what roll you can play to bring this horrible darkness to the light. Do not ignore the Amber Alerts. Stop and look at the posters posted in places you shop. It only takes a moment to save a child's life. There have been MANY times a child has been rescued because of someone taking the time to stop and look. Please, stop and look.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
~Take 25 minutes to talk to your children about safety. NCMEC’s national campaign encourages parents, guardians, and other trusted-adult role models to spend time talking to kids and teaching them ways to be safer.
~Add a banner or link to MissingKids.com on your website or blog. (Womens-Place will be adding a link to our shopping page.)
~Learn about Megan’s Law here and search the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Sex Offender Public Registry here.
~Opt to receive posters of missing children via e-mail using this link.
~Sign up to receive Wireless AMBER Alerts.
~Use your NetSmartz -- NCMEC’s award-winning, interactive, educational safety program that teaches children how to be safer on- and offline.
~Participate in the National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest.
No act is too small to help save the life of a child and bring them back home to their family. Please consider participating in one or more of the above activities, so you can help reconnect lost children with their loved ones.
Chelle is a loving Mom who knows the pain that comes with losing a child. While her son will never walk back in the door of her home, she prays for those who still have hope their family will be whole again.
