"Take 25" is a preventive child safety campaign created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in honor of National Missing Children’s Day. Annually honored on May 25th, this day serves as a reminder to the nation to make child safety a national priority.
Designed to raise awareness of the issues surrounding missing and exploited children, the "Take 25" campaign encourages parents, guardians, educators, and others to take 25 minutes to talk to children about safety. With a focus on prevention, "Take 25" provides communities with free safety resources including safety tips, conversation starters, and engaging activities.
In 2007, NCMEC joined forces with more than 100 local and national organizations to launch the Take 25 campaign. With the help of our partner organizations, more than 375 Take 25 child safety events were hosted in communities across the United States and abroad. While this was a great achievement for the first year, the Take 25 campaign has continued to grow each year, hosting more than 7,000 events in 2011. Since its inception a total of 13,000 Take 25 events have been hosted in nearly 4,000 cities throughout the United States and abroad.
On Friday, May 25th, the Takoma Park Police Department will be taking part in this campaign by having an informational table set up in the police department lobby between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912. An officer will be available that day to answer questions and will have available informational kits and brochures to all interested members of the community. In addition, we will be giving out FREE child ID kits and offering FREE fingerprinting for children.
If you have any questions, please contact Officer Carla Magnaye by phone at 301.891.7121 or by email at carlam@takomagov.org.
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