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M-DCPS TO CO-SPONSOR NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY ON
MAY 25
April 27, 2001
Miami-Dade County Public Schools along with other South
Florida counties and municipalities will sponsor the
"National Missing Children's Day" ceremony at 9:30 a.m on
Friday, May 25 at Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd.
The day focuses on educating, informing and sensitizing the
community to the reality of the high proportion of runaway
and missing children. The goal is to reduce the statistics
that show up to 87 children reported missing per hour.
The event will feature informational booths, service vendors
and free digital fingerprinting and photographing for all
minors.
For more information, contact Alberto Carvalho, Public
Information Officer, at 305-995-4638.