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MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY OPENS DOORS FOR SPECIAL CHILD SAFETY COMMUNITY EVENT Maricopa Black Belt Academy has plans for a community Child Safety Open House scheduled for Saturday, September 29, 2007. The Open House is part of the American Taekwondo Association (ATA) Martial Arts’ worldwide initiative to help minimize the risk of child abduction through education. With active membership exceeding 350,000 worldwide and 1,200 schools in the U.S. and abroad, ATA is positively positioned to reach children and adults with the message of abduction prevention. As part of the safety campaign, ATA has partnered with AMBER Alert.com to increase AMBER Alert notification via e-mail and personal communication devices. Once an AMBER Alert is issued AMBER Alert.com uses state of- the-art technology to notify its subscribers of a missing child in a specific area. According to local ATA Instructor Jesse Eyman III, education is the key to child safety. “Children of all age, gender and race are vulnerable to child abduction. Through age appropriate instruction, awareness of warning signs and ID activities such as fingerprinting, collectively ATA schools around the world hope to have a significant impact on reducing the risk of child abduction and victimization”, says Eyman. The local Child Safety Open House event, held in conjunction with ATA’s Child Safety Month in September, presents an abduction education program called “Kidz in Power” and possible stranger dangers, methods to deal with bullies and child ID cards and fingerprinting. Also in attendance, Maricopa Police Department’s own Sergeant Pepper and GooBurr the clowns will share information regarding other types of safety concerns. Maricopa Black Belt Academy offers a variety of programs focusing on safety, including ATA Tiny Tigers for children ages 4-6, Karate for Kids, and the newest program, ATA-Xtreme, which combines martial arts with gymnastics and dance moves. For more information on Maricopa Black Belt Academy, contact Ruben Garcia at (520) 431-7941 or ruben@maricopabba.com. To register for this event, visit www.maricopabba.com. To sign-up to receive AMBER Alerts, visit www.amberalert.com. CONTACT: Mark GilBride, Owner, Maricopa Black Belt Academy (602) 799-4072, mark@maricopabba.com Ruben Garcia, Instructor, Maricopa Black Belt Academy (520) 431-7941, ruben@maricopabba.com |
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