A personal message from the founder of Code Amber

Hello,

Here is news about changes and additions to http://codeamber.org .
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Hi, this is Bryant Harper, founder of Code Amber. I wanted to clarify some issues that have come up this week in the press regarding an "Amber Alert Portal" that was announced on Monday at the Governors Conference in Seattle. Many media outlets, including the AP, picked up the story and used the Code Amber name or a link to Code Amber in their story.

It's not a "Code Amber Portal" that is supposed to be operating in 11 (or 12, depending on what you read) states sometime in the next year.

Code Amber has supported all 50 US states since August 2002 and all Canadian provinces since June of 2003. We have published 170 Amber Alerts involving 195 children to date. See http://codeamber.org/stats.html

Please, let me explain the difference between Code Amber and a "portal".

The Amber Alert portal that has been in the news, and Marc Klass' portal that has been operational for over a year and a half, REQUIRE that a law enforcement officer in the Amber Alert area have the training and the time to log into the "portal" web site and input information and upload photographs to activate the "portal" system.

Code Amber does all of the work for law enforcement that the "portals" expect law enforcement personnel to do. Frankly, they should not have to take the time away from their normal frantic duties trying to find the child so WE DO IT. All they need to do is let us know about the Amber Alert by email, fax or phone and they are done. We even notify the media in surrounding, or specific, states if they ask us. That is what sets us apart and why we have become the most visible publisher of Amber Alerts in the US and Canada. Over 165,000 web sites and personal computer Code Amber Tickers are viewed over 1,000,000 times a day on average. We also have strong relationships with all national media outlets and we continue to develop new relationships thanks to Linda Spagnoli's efforts.

Code Amber does not receive any grants or funding from any government agency. Code Amber is provides as a free public service by our family company, Bighits.com with additional support from you, the web community.

You can help support Code Amber directly by purchasing a Sponsor Link ( http://codeamber.org/sponsor_links.html or by making a one-time or monthly contribution as a "Friend" of Code Amber ( http://codeamber.org/donate.html . Code Amber also receives a portion of each sale of the Safety NET Kids video ( http://codeamber.org/video.html and the Pierre Matisse 2004 Code Amber Poster ( http://codeamber.org/poster.html .

Primary funding by BigHits.com is provided through hosting, statistical and promotional services provided to over 50,000 web masters worldwide. See http://codeamber.org/support.html for the BigHits portfolio of web master services.

Code Amber is not a non-profit organization and we have never presented ourselves as such. We have a political agenda in support of legislation such as "Carlie's Law" ( http://carlieslaw.org/ ) which will impose stronger controls on probation and parole violators, in some cases deny parole for certain crimes against children and repeat offenders. Carlie Brucia's accused killer should have spent 43 years in jail for crimes previously committed, however, he was incarcerated for less than 13 months. Non-profit organizations are not allowed to promote legislation or to have a political agenda under IRS regulations. No contribution to Code Amber is tax deductible.

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*** 2 For 1 Pricing on Sponsor Links - Offer Ends Soon
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Our Sponsor Links have been a great success. Many supporters are repeat buyers and we thank you.

We currently have a special 2 for 1 offer running. For a limited time you can get a Sponsor Link for two weeks for the price of one and eight weeks for the price of four.

Sponsor links are viewed an average of 125,000 times per week and run on all of the Code Amber sites. (CodeAmber.org, CodeAmber.net CodeAmber.com, CodeAmberKids.com, Carlieslaw.org)

For complete information and order information please visit http://codeamber.org/sponsor_links.html

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*** The Safety NET Kids video - Now only $19.95 DVD or VHS *** There are a limited number of videos available at this price
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With summer here and kids being out of school they will be playing outside more and more. Now is the time to teach them the skills they need to recognize and avoid dangerous situations.

Code Amber has fully endorsed the Safety NET Kids video since we first reviewed it in November 2003. You can read more about it on our Featured Sites ( http://codeamber.org/featured.html page as well as some other reviews and endorsements.

The video runs 30 minutes and covers topics such as how to recognize and avoid a dangerous stranger, what to do if a stranger comes to the door or calls while your child is home alone and much more.

For more information please visit http://codeamber.org/video.html

We have hundreds of FREE videos to give away to law enforcement agencies. These free videos are funded by direct contributions to Code Amber. If you are, or if you know, an officer in law enforcement please contact us, or have your local officer contact us, for a free copy of the Safety NET Kids video.


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*** A Special Thank You to Our Supporters
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We provide a variety of ways for you to help support the Code Amber project. We receive no government funding or grants. We accept contributions and sponsorships to offset the cost of the Ticker and to provide communications between law enforcement and broadcast media. The Code Amber project is a success as a result of the support of the Web community. For complete information please visit http://codeamber.org/support.html .

In addition I would like to thank all of you who have shown your support through direct contributions and Link sponsorships as well as by buying a Code Amber poster or a Safety NET Kids video.The Code Amber project will continue to be a success as a result of the support of the Web community.

For additional information please visit http://codeamber.org/support.html .

View the poster at http://codeamber.org/poster.html

For the video please visit http://codeamber.org/video.html

To make a direct contribution visit http://codeamber.org/donate.html


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Please let anyone you know who may be able to join us.

Thank you for your time and continued support.

Sincerely,
Bryant Harper

Founder
CodeAmber.org

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