2nd Annual Benefit for The Center For Missing and Exploited Children May 25, 2009

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 23, 2009
SPEED PARK MOTORSPORTS, PERFECT DJ, AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN® COMMEMORATE NATIONAL MISSING CHILDRENS DAY.
Missing Children’s Benefit Event Promotes Take 25 Prevention Campaign
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC),
Speed Park Motorsports, Perfect DJ, and other community organizations observe National Missing Children’s Day On May 25th 2009 from 10AM – 7PM by promoting prevention education through a
Take 25 event at Speed Park Motorsports 201 Fentress Blvd, Daytona Beach FL 32114.
Take 25 is a national child safety campaign that encourages parents and guardians
to take time to talk to their children about ways to stay safer. Created by NCMEC,
Take 25 promotes an ongoing dialogue between children, families, and communities
about child safety.
“We are excited to partner with local community organizations,” said NCMEC
President and CEO Ernie Allen. “We look forward to working with these groups to
raise awareness about the Take 25 campaign by providing parents and guardians
with the vital prevention tools and information they need to talk with their children
about ways to stay safer.”
“We are both very excited to be involved as hosts of The Missing Children’s Benefit the Daytona Beach area for the second year in a row" says Dan Clark of Speed Park Motorsports and Aaron Forsman of Perfect DJ "We also look forward to raising awareness about the TAKE 25 program that gives the community so much information and many tools to aid in keeping their children safe, whether it be parents, grandparents, or aunts and uncles, we all need to spread the word"
Events will include Face Painting, Live Bands & Music, Food, Finger Printing and Digital Photo Identification Kits, Raffles, Games and More.
First proclaimed National Missing Children’s Day by former President Ronald Reagan
In 1983, May 25th serves as an annual reminder to the nation to renew efforts to
Reunite missing children with their families; remember those who are still missing
And make child protection a national priority.
“National Missing Children’s Day calls attention to the estimated 2,200 children
Reported missing every day in this country,” said Allen. “Although the vast majority of
These children are found quickly, we must keep hope alive for the many that are still
Missing and use this opportunity to educate families about how to help keep their
Children safer from abduction and sexual exploitation.”
One in nearly six missing children is recovered as a direct result of someone
Recognizing that child’s photograph in NCMEC’s photo-distribution program and
Contacting authorities. This is why it is so important that everyone pay close
Attention to posters and photographs of missing children. In addition, NCMEC
Encourages parents and guardians to practice good safety measures by following
The important safety tips noted below:
• Keep an accessible, up-to-date, good-quality photograph of
Your child in case of an emergency.
• Never let young children go places alone. Be clear about the
Places and homes they may visit.
• Know where your children are and whom they are with at all times.
• Never leave children unattended in a vehicle, whether it’s running or not.
• Talk openly to your children about safety. Make an outing to a mall or
Park a “teachable” moment.
For ways your community can get involved in this important issue, call 1-800-THELOST
® (1-800-843-5678) or visit www.take25.org.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISS ING & EXPLOITED
CHILDREN® (NCMEC)
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Organization. Since it was established by Congress in 1984, the organization
has operated the toll-free 24-hour national missing children’s hotline which
has handled more than 2.3 million calls. It has assisted law enforcement in the
recovery of more than 132,314 children. The organization’s CyberTipline has
handled more than 638,000 reports of child sexual exploitation and its Child
Victim Identification Program has reviewed and analyzed more than 18,650,000
child pornography images and videos. The organization works in cooperation
with the U.S. Department of Justice’s office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention. To learn more about NCMEC, call it’s toll-free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800-
THE-LOST or visit its web site at www.missingkids.com.
Event Details
Where: Speed Park Motorsports 201 Fentress Blvd, Daytona Beach FL 32114
When: Monday May 25th 20009 from 10am through 7pm
Contact: Aaron Forsman 386 801 9517 [email protected]
Web: www.perfectdj.biz/missingchildren