The Statistics are startling! Each day children in our communities are being threatened and

abducted by sexual predators. Do you know what it takes to keep your children safe?

Spring Into Safety ’09 is an annual event of education and empowerment for students

and families of all ages, keeping us safe from abduction and exploitation in our

communities.

Thursday, April 16^th, 2009

Lisle Senior High School

1800 Short Street

Lisle, IL 60532

4:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

FREE and open to public

**Programs for children and teens**

Advocate and national speaker, Craig Akers, of The Shawn Hornbeck Foundation and father of Shawn Hornbeck, a Missouri youth who made international news when he was abducted at age 13 and safely recovered four years later.

www.shawnhornbeckfoundation.org

Angela Rose, founder of PAVE (Promoting Awareness of Victim Empowerment) and national leader and advocate in the fields of sexual assault and violence prevention and herself a survivor of an abduction at age 17 from a local mall parking lot. Angela has been featured on CNN, NBCs Today Show and will soon appear at the Global Women’s Leadership Conference Summit.

www.angelaroseinfo.com

Escape School r( - a workshop that empowers children ages 4 and up with their parents by providing them with ways to recognize, avoid or escape potentially dangerous situations. Featured on Oprah, “Good Morning America,” “The New York Times,” and “America’s Most Wanted.” www.escapeschool.com

So You Think You Know- a special teen series of programs geared for teens and their parents including personal safety and internet safety.

Sponsors and Supporters

Spring Into Safety Community Organization

DuPage County Sheriff Department

The Shawn Hornbeck Foundation

Dignity Memorial and Blake Lamb Funeral Home

Lisle CHARACTER Counts!

Lisle Community Unit School District 202

Lisle Elementary Home and School Organization

Lisle Hilton and Richard Brink

Naperville School District 203

“I thought it was excellent-please repeat.”

“…very informative, well presented, something children definitely need to help protect themselves!”

“Good combination of safety issues.”

“…the information setting was helpful as serious as the subject matter is. The program will allow us to talk more and more with our children about these issues.”

“…a valuable hour, well spent.”