To DIGIKIDS® Newsroom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Ann Marie D’Annunzio
888-344-4543
MOTHER OF TWINS TAPPED TO LAUNCH FRANCHISE FOR DIGIKIDS® CHILD ID SAFETY
SERVICE
In response to the more than 2,000 missing children reported in the
United States each day, DIGIKIDS®
offers a Child Safety CD that allows parents to quickly provide law
enforcement officials, the media, the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children (NCMEC) and other agencies with two high-resolution
digital photos along with medical and identifying information to aid in
recovery efforts.
TROY, Michigan — May 15, 2006 — Ann Marie D’Annunzio has been awarded the
exclusive DIGIKIDS®
child ID franchise in the
Metropolitan Detroit area, announced Michael J. Childs, president.
DIGIKIDS® offers a Child Safety CD that allows parents to quickly provide
law enforcement officials, the media, the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children (NCMEC) and other agencies with two high-resolution
digital photos along with medical and identifying information to aid in
recovery efforts.
“Over the years, I’ve built my career in the legal community of the
Metropolitan Detroit area,” explained D’Annunzio. ”But I’ve always wanted to
devote my working life to helping children.”
“That’s why I felt an immediate connection with the DIGIKIDS® service and
people,” D’Annunzio added. “Knowing immediately that this was something I
could get excited about, I am now honored to represent a superior product
and service that provides peace of mind for families in our community.”
D’Annunzio attended Detroit Mercy Law School and has worked in contract
negotiation for a number of firms. Her experience also includes the legal
services associated with foreign military sales.
Offered through schools, preschools, churches, summer camps and other public
events, DIGIKIDS®
delivers its secure Child ID kits on site in about two minutes. For the
absolute privacy of the children, DIGIKIDS® does not create or maintain a
central database, or take anything off site to process.
“As the mother of young twins, Ann Marie D’Annunzio is an ideal
representative for DIGIKIDS®, because she is passionate about children,
family and community,” said Michael Childs. “We are proud to welcome her to
our fast-growing DIGIKIDS® family of franchisees.”
According to the NCMEC, acting within the first 20 minutes of a child’s
disappearance is critical. By using the easily carried business card-sized
CD ROM, parents are equipped to distribute pre-formatted flyers and posters,
complete with high-resolution photos and last-minute identifying details,
anywhere in the world via internet e-mail.
“The electronic delivery to law enforcement officials of a child’s digitized
photo can save crucial time, since the chances of safely recovering a child
are much greater with the first few hours immediately following a child’s
disappearance,” explains John Walsh, founder of NCMEC.
With its patent-pending technology to create each Child Safety CD, DIGIKIDS®
offers parents anywhere a secure and efficient tool that can help speed the
return of lost or missing children.
Beyond typical child identity programs that provide only an ID card, the
DIGIKIDS® CD enables parents to make a speedy and comprehensive worldwide
distribution of critical identifying information using any PC with a CD-ROM
drive. Each emergency e-mail and attachments are sent through a dedicated,
secure network.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, DIGIKIDS® presents and supports its
services nationally through independent franchisees. In addition to schools
and preschools, DIGIKIDS® ability to produce the Child ID kits on site in 2
minutes or less affords a perfect opportunity for any local business wishing
to sponsor a DIGIKIDS® safety event as a means of giving back to the local
community or its employees.
For more information about DIGIKIDS® or about
franchise opportunities in
single or multiple territories, visit
www.digikids-id.com or call
1-888-DIGIKIDS.
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