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FOUNDATION LOOKS BACK ON 1996
The Klaas Foundation is proud to point to several important accomplishments from 1996.
Legislation:
The Foundation supported several pieces of new legislation, including:
- The Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act; signed into law October 1996.
- The Parental Empowerment and Child Protection Act (federal legislation to protect children's private information from being sold by marketers without parental consent); to be presented at the 104th Congress.
- Promoted victims' rights amendments to the federal and state constitutions that treat children and other victims of crime with respect and dignity.
Other Accomplishments:
- Implemented the KlaasKids Web site (http://www.klaaskids.inter.net) as a free resource for parents concerned about children's issues.
- Distribution of 30,000 Child ID kits to children in Sonoma County School District.
- $500 grant to Petaluma, California, Boys and Girls Club.
- Through WalMart, distributed 100,000 copies of Polly's Guide to a Safe Halloween.
- Wrote the child safety library for the San Francisco Chronicle City-Line call-in reference service.
NEW VIDEO, PUBLIC APPEARANCES FOR FOUNDATION LEADERS
The Klaas Foundation for Children maintained a heavy schedule of activities and public appearances through the final quarter of 1996.
- Lessons learned the hard way in the successful but tragic search for Polly Klaas will be revealed in a training film now in pre-production for the Foundation. Producer/ Director Linda Feferman, winner of a Special Merit Award at the Sundance Film Festival, is producing Missing Kids: What To Do If Your Child Disappears.
- Members of the Klaas family have appeared on the Gordon Elliott, Leeza, Maureen O'Boyle, Sally Jesse Rafael, and Judge Judy television programs to discuss various aspects of child safety.
- The Klaas Foundation conducted Child Safety Days in Springfield, Illinois; Monterey and Santa Rosa, California.
- Marc keynoted the M/CAP Conference in Columbia, South Carolina; KidFest '96 in Rockville, Maryland; and the California Department of Justice CLETS Conference in Anaheim, California.
- The trial of Polly's killer concluded, and he now sits on death row at San Quentin Prison.
- Marc Klaas implemented town hall meetings in Sacramento and Palos Verdes, California; Dallas, Texas; and Springfield, Illinois.
- Marc has most recently appeared on the Larry King Show, the Today Show, Good Morning America, and the CBS Morning News.
Auto Dealers Rev Up For Child Safety Campaign, Spring 1997, Vol. 3, No. 2
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