AUTO DEALERS REV UP FOR CHILD SAFETY CAMPAIGN

The Klaas Foundation's effort to spread information on child safety has gotten a boost in the South and Midwest, as regional auto dealerships rally to co-sponsor a series of child safety events.

The new campaign supports town hall meetings; "KlaasRoom" programs for children; and Child Safety Days, held on auto dealership lots with fingerprinting and distribution of the Child ID Safety Kit.

The new campaign is organized by Mark J. Bott of Automotive 100 in Springfield, IL, who helped to kick off the campaign in Green Bay, WI..

"Ninety-nine percent of the people in this country are wonderful," Bott said. "We are controlled by the one percent who have no regard for human life. As we go from city to city, I will convince business leaders to put the full court press on our politicians to legislate change."

Events during the next few months include: Columbus, OH, Key Olds Co., May 16-17; Middlebury, CT, County Line Auto, May 20-21; Green Brooks, New Jersey, Crystal Motors, June 3-4.


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  © 1997 by the Klaas Foundation for Children. The Klaas Action Review is published quarterly for Foundation members. Dedicated to the memory of Polly Klaas, the foundation's purpose is to inform parents, children, and communities about how to prevent crimes against children through personal action and support of legislation. Editorial: Freeman Communications, Berkeley, CA. Design Concept: Blackburn Design, Petaluma, CA. Printing: Marin Stat, San Rafael, CA.