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Jerry Patrick
DIGIKIDS®
(570) 504-3463
jerry.patrick@digikids-id.com
Top Producing Franchisee for DIGIKIDS® Child ID Safety Service Chosen to
Direct Training and Support
In response to the more than 2,000 missing children reported in the
United States each day, DIGIKIDS ® offers a child safety CD that allows
parents to quickly provide law enforcement officials, the media, the
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), and other agencies
with two high-resolution digital photos along with medical and identifying
information to aid in recovery efforts.
CLARKS SUMMIT, Pennsylvania – October 1, 2007 – Jerry Patrick who with his
wife Chris continue to lead one of the top five producing franchisees for
DIGIKIDS®, the national child identity safety service, has been named
Director of Training and Support for the organization, announced Michael J.
Childs, DIGIKIDS® president.
DIGIKIDS® offers a child safety CD that allows parents to quickly provide
law enforcement officials, the media, the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children (NCMEC), and other agencies with two high-resolution
digital photos along with medical and identifying information to aid in
recovery efforts.
“My new role for DIGIKIDS® provides me an opportunity to train and support
others in representing this innovative and essential service to help parents
leverage technology in protecting their children,” Patrick explained.
Offered through schools, preschools, churches, summer camps and other public
events, DIGIKIDS® delivers its secure child ID kits on site in two minutes
or less. With its patent-pending technology to create each Child Safety CD,
DIGIKIDS® offers parents anywhere a secure and efficient tool that can help
speed the return of lost or missing children.
“As an experienced programmer, as well as a successful DIGIKIDS® franchisee,
Jerry Patrick understands that the safety and security of children requires
technical innovation and a skilled corps of representatives. That’s why
we’ve enlisted him to undertake this important role for DIGIKIDS®,” said
Michael Childs.
According to the NCMEC, acting within the first 20 minutes of a child’s
disappearance is essential. By utilizing DIGIKIDS® business-card-sized CD
ROM (easily carried in a wallet, pocket or purse), parents are only moments
away from distributing pre-formatted flyers and posters — complete with
high-resolution photos and last-minute details — anywhere in the world via
internet email.
“The electronic delivery to law enforcement officials of a child’s digitized
photo can save crucial time, since the chances of safely recovering a child
are much greater within the first few hours immediately following a child
abduction,” says John Walsh, founder of the NCMEC (www.NCMEC.org).
For more information about DIGIKIDS® or about franchise opportunities in
single or multiple territories, visit
www.digikids-id.com or call 1-888-DIGIKIDS.
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