FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:            Neville Diamond, Event Coordinator

Phone:              630-854-4174

E-mail:              swadiamond@sbcglobal.net

Online:              http://www.napervillemasonic.org

EUCLID LODGE NO. 65 TO SPONSOR

ILLINOIS CHILD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM

Naperville. (March 10, 2008) – Help secure the safety of your child by attending the Illinois Child Identification Program (ILCHIP) sponsored by the Euclid Lodge No. 65 at Lisle Police Department, 5040 Lincoln Ave., Lisle, Illinois. The event will take place on Saturday, July 5, 2008 from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in concert with the annual “Eyes To The Skies” Fourth of July weekend celebration.

Every year thousands of children become lost or abducted. The ILCHIP program provides parents or guardians with a complete identification package, which can be taken home and/or carried with on family vacations, that helps assist authorities in finding their lost child. The package only takes ten minutes to complete and is free of charge to parents/guardians! The child’s information is private; the only information that is saved is the permission form.

The ILCHIP Identification package contains:

• Color Photo that records image and height and is digitized on a convenient CD that can be easily circulated by police to the media and distributed across the State within an hour via Illinois’ Amber Alert Program.

• DNA Sample taken through a cheek swab is the latest tool in the scientific arsenal to make positive ID’s of lost children.

• Fingerprints are the oldest form of positive identification since they are unique to every person.

• Recorded Interview captures, on the same CD as the photo, the appearance, speech patterns, personal characteristics and mannerisms for easy media distribution.

Lisle Mayor Joseph Broda and the Lisle Police Department support the efforts of  Euclid Lodge No. 65 in encouraging parents and guardians to maintain specific identifiable records of their children, which the ILCHIP program accomplishes.

Make reservations by emailing your name and the number of children you will be bringing to ilchip@hotmail.com. For further information please visit www.ilchip.org

The ILCHIP program has been adapted for Illinois from an extremely successful program begun in 1994 by Freemasons in New York. Today, members of the Masonic Fraternity in 30 States have similar programs to help parents and young families. The ILCHIP program, sponsored by the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois is held by experts as the “premier child identification program” currently offered in the State of Illinois.