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CITY NEWSL D.A.R.E. HOUSE :: II] ~~D. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is a 17 -week drug education Jane Doe program taught by specially trained, uniformed law enforcement officers. Through J The Ramsey Police Department, with the help of the D.A.R.E., fifth and sixth grade students, their teachers, and parents all learn ways j Ramsey Lions, Ramsey PT A, and the Ramsey Women to identify and resist the social pressures to use drugs, and stay violence free. ~~~. of Today, is sponsoring a KidCare ID Program for all The City of Ramsey and Minnesota D.A.R.E., Inc. are in the ~roces.s of ~:: Ramsey kids on Tuesday, March 26,1996, at 6:00 p.m. coordinating efforts to have a house built in the City of Ramsey. ThIS proJect, ::: at the Ramsey Elementary School. This program will be which will be completed primarily through donated time and materials, will :~: held together with the Star Search '96 Talent Show benefit both the City of Ramsey D.ARE. program and MinnesotaD.A.R.E., Inc. ::: sponsored by Ramsey Community Education. Any profits from the sale of the house will be split between the City and State ::: KidCare ID is part of a national campaign by the D.A.R.E. programs. J National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The D .ARE. house will be partially built by Extreme Panel Technologies at :: (NCMEC) to increase awareness about missing children the Home and Garden Show to be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in ::; and to educate parents about the steps they can take to March. This structural insulated panel home will then be constructed on site in ~,~ help protect their children. the City of Ramsey. A sponsor board naming those contributing to the project will ::: The purpose of the KidCare Photo ID event is to be on display at the show as well as at the location of the home in Ramsey. ::~ pr~vide parents with a standardized high quality The project task force has currently receiv~ co~mitme~ts for.contrib~tions :~~ photograph of their child which includes current vital to various areas of the house and the lot that It w1l1 be bullt on 10 the CIty of ::: statistics. The KidCare Photo !D gives parents peace of Ramsey. Some of these contributors are as follows: t mind, knowing that they have all the appropriate ~.:.~.~. information available if their child is lost or. abdE.cted. . Extreme Panel Technologies . , Rum River Lumber J More than three million children have been 1Ovolved 10 Air Mechanical ::: the program over the past 2-1(2 years. ::: No one likes to think it can happen to them, but over Marvin Windows :.::.; one million children are reported missing each year! Good Value Homes J Authorities say the single most important tool in helping Countryside Printing ::.':.. to find a missing child is a good quality photograph. . In Hakanson Anderson Associates, Inc. j fact, one in eight missing children featured in a NCMEC Passe Engineering Inc. .. ::~ pi)oto distribution program are recovered because of that Weare asking that you and/or your company consider supporting this project J photo. by donating your' product, labor or fmancial support. Your name or your ::: Of course, nearly all parents have photographs of company's name will be listed on a sponsor list at The Home and Garden Show, ~:~ their children, but most do not have suitable photographs as well as at the D.A.R.E. house in Ramsey. . ~:~ for release to law enforcement officials and the press, If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dave Weidenfeller, ::: should their child become missing. Minnesota D.A.R.E. Inc., at 612-776-7088 or City of Ramsey D.A.R.E. Officer ::: There is no cost for this program, and all Ramsey James Singewald at 612-427 -6812. ::: kids are invited to participate. If you have any questions, It is the support from persons and businesses such as yours that are making :!: feel free to call Officer James Singewald of the Ramsey D.A.R.E. and its messages a success in Minnesota. ::~ Police Department at 427-6812. MARlAPR 1996, VOLUME 11, NO.2 KIDCARE PHOTO I.D. MEALS ON WHEELS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Make a difference. Every day Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver meals to :~~ homebound people, many of whom would not be able to stay in their own homes ::: without this service. If you want to make a difference in someone's life, please ~:~ volunteer. CalI434-6117. ::: Meets Mondays at 9:00 a.m. and Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Lord of Life Lutheran Church (Annex Building), 14501 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey.