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In February of 2004, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the person of Peter Banks, Director of Outreach and Training, first appeared before the Conference  of Grand Masters gathered in Washington D.C., giving a heart-felt presentation that asked all in attendance to consider start-up of a child identification program in their jurisdiction. This presentation led to the formation of our standing committee .... Masonic Child Identification Support Committee.
Over the past three years we have laid the ground work for collaboration between our two organiztions. The NCMEC is a multi-facided non-profit organization that utilizes "Technology" as the backbone and foundation of its activities to help protect our most vunerable members of society ... CHILDREN ... and aid law enforcement in their efforts to find and prosecute those who exploit them.
In 2007 Director Peter Banks asked to appear again before the Conference of Grand Masters, as we meet in Portland Oregon February 18-20, 2007. He present a "SPECIAL AWARD of COMMENDATION" to our Masonic CHIP Committee.
Much of the information we at MasoniCHIP expound to our member Grand Lodge Jurisdictions relative to the generation of identifying items and abduction awareness education, is gained by collaboration with the Natl Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
They publish numerous brochures and pamphlets that are available on their website "Free of Charge" . They encourage us to include such publications in every MasoniCHIP package we give to parents to take home for safe keeping.
www.missingkids.com (link to publications on home page bottom left)
This PREVENTION EDUCATION and "KNOW the RULES" safety tips are a vital and essential part of every MasoniCHIP Event. Several examples of the printed materials available at "NO COST" are:
NCMEC allows reprint of their publications acording to their "REPRINT POLICY ".
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