Believe in the Blue Press Room

From:         Michelle Mazzei, Communications Director

                    1-800-924-2643

                    mmazzei@nationalexchangeclub.org

                    www.nationalexchangeclub.org

 

 

more than 25,000 Exchange members
 UNITE FOR cHILD ABUSE PREVENTION

 

On April 19, 2008 more than 25,000 Exchange Club members will join together across the country for the single biggest child abuse prevention service event in Exchange’s 97-year history. They will be participating in the Believe in the Blue child abuse prevention project.

 

Believe in the Blue is an effort to reach families all across the nation with positive parenting tips. Exchange believes parents have the power to make positive parenting choices in the lives of their children and is offering some easy-to-use tips to help all parents. “This will be an event to raise awareness about the positive impact parents and caregivers can have on children and to offer some helpful tips about positive parenting,” said Exchange’s National President Rob Davidson.

 

Approximately 800 Exchange Clubs representing more than 25,000 members will participate in the Believe in the Blue project.

 

All clubs will hand out materials from 1pm until 3pm EDT at local supermarkets, department stores, and

shopping centers.

 

More than 500,000 Positive Parenting and Shopping Tips cards will be distributed.

 

The National Exchange Club is a group of men and women working to make America a better place to live through one national project, the Prevention of Child Abuse, and other community service projects. To date, The National Exchange Club’s efforts have helped more than 619,000 families and 1.5 million children break the cycle of child abuse through its parent aide programs and public education projects.

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The 2008 Believe in the Blue campaign is brought to you by:

 

and funded by:

 

 

The American Legion Child
Welfare Foundation

 

The National Exchange Club Foundation

For more information on how you can help prevent child abuse, please contact the National Exchange Club at
800-924-2643 or info@nationalexchangeclub.org