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Page IS The Claringlon/Courtice Independent, Bowmanvillc, Saturday, September 20,1997 A missing child. It's every parent's worst nightmare. Across Canada, the moms and dads of over 56,000 children reported missing each year, live this nightmare. Whether it happens in a crowded mail, on a camping camping trip, or right in your own neighborhood, locating locating a lost child can be a challenge for police without without the most basic information information about the child. Now you can be prepared prepared for this kind of emergency with a KidCarc "Safety Passport" identification identification kit. Helpful volunteers volunteers will be on hand to take an instant photo . of your child to place in the free passport passport booklet Bring your child to your IGA store this Saturday, September 20, or Sunday, September 21, from 10 to 4 p.m., and get your free, KidCare Identification kit. The program is jointly sponsored by IGA, Kraft and Polaroid. Helpful volunteers will be on hand to take an instant photo of your child to place in the free passport passport booklet. According to the RCMP, a suitable head and shoulders photograph is the most important tool in finding a lost child. While parents generally have lots of photos of their kids, most are unsuitable "for media and law enfa^fr* ment personnel. "It is very important for parents to have a recent head and shoulders photograph photograph of each individual child," says Lesley Bedard, a retail sales manager manager for Kraft. KidCare volunteers will also offer to take fingerprints fingerprints of the children, measure measure their height and weight, and help parents fill in other vital details including the child's name, address, age, and physical description --information a distressed parent can easily easily forget in a time of shock. "How many parents can relate their child's current weight and height in a time of stress and panic?" asks Bedard. "We certainly hope no parent will ever need this information, but at least with the Kraft their kids. KidCare events held for the first time at IGA stores in the Maritimes last spring were a resounding success. Tim Carter, IGA KidCare Safety Passport, spokesperson, said: "We parents can have peace of became involved to help mind knowing they have promote child safety and all the information readily to help speed up the available should the need process of finding children arise." if they are missing. He Space is also provided said the benefits are three- in the ID booklet to record fold: information about aller- "First of all -- it helps gics, illnesses or medica- the police. They need lions, as well as names and accurate information about phone numbers of your each missing child, fast, children's friends. "Second, it gives par- There are also step-by- ents peace of mind that step instructions on what they've done something to do if your child disap- useful and they've tucked pears. the safety passport away in Parents can also pick up a drawer just in case. And a free safety brochure at third, if you ever need it, the IGA this weekend to really need it, you've got help parents streetproof that information," he said. •Firefighter Richard Osborne coaches Statesman reporter Lorraine Mapfredo in the proper use of an extinguisher. extinguisher. The Erfmskilien Fire Hall was one of 38 stops on'the Durham Countryside Adventure over the weekend. weekend. Guests were invited to drop in to discover how rural and urban firefighting differ. Osborne says the main difference is a lack of hydrants in the country, so a 1,500-gallon tanker trunk follows the station's pumper on fire calls. WATSON FARMS Harvest Happenings Sept. 21 Preferred Quality APPLES Pick Your Own or Ready Picked • Face painting in support of the Bowmanville Museum • Apple Dumplings • Hot Dogs • Kids Playground • Petting Zoo • Straw Jump • Story Telling • Play Tractor • Print Block Card Making • Apple Head Dolls • Guessing Game • Horse-drawn Wagon Rides NOW PICKING McINTOSH and SPARTAN Starts Saturday VISIT OUR FARM MARKET • Sweet Corn • Tomatoes • Apples MARKET HOURS: 9:30 - 6 daily U-P1CK HOURS 9:30 - 5:30 daily SMALL TREES-NO LADDERS CROP REPORT 623-7252 MARKET 623-9109 2287 Hwy, 2 Oust west of Bowmanville) OJ.P. m <• 4 *> \J »• ü V* t -»WV W-. J vil V