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Safe Child ID Event

St. Bridget School Cadette Girl Scout Troop 10631 & St. Bridget School will be hosting an Amber Alert Child ID event on 1/21/12 from 10 to 3.  All children up to the age of 18 can register and be included in the CT and National Amber Alert data bases.  Parents/Guardians of participating children receive a wallet sized, plastic card with a picture of the child, a unique AMBER ID number and only minimal, yet essential information needed to identify the child.  This information is stored in a secure data base.  This card can be presented to law enforcement in the event a child is abducted.  The information can be transmitted to law enforcement and to the public via Television, Radio and Traffic Signs.  This assists law enforcement by providing additional eyes of the public to look for the vehicle and occupants listed in the alert.

Note: One card per child - free.  Additional cards per child available for a $2 fee to cover cost of materials.

Girl Scout Troop 10631 would like to thank their sponsors:

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Click here for info on how CT Amber Alert works:

 http://www.ct.gov/dps/cwp/view.asp?a=2140&q=294106

Click here to get to the CT DPS Amber Alert website:

http://www.ct.gov/dps/cwp/view.asp?a=2140&q=294108

And here for the National Amber Alert website:

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