MasoniC.H.I.P. Expands to Ontario, Canada
Masonichip Ontario is one of the first provincial Masonic Jurisdictions to become involved in the International Masonichip Program.
Masonichip Statistics
We are pleased to report that over:
- 200,000 children have been indentified using our service
- We have conducted over 500 events nationwide
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT WWW.MASONICHIP.ORG
Did you Know?
Did you know that the number of missing and abducted children is on the rise in the United States and around the globe? It is becoming a big problem and the Masonichip program is designed to assist in the efforts of Law Enforcement and government agencies to help minimize the numbers.
- As of 1999 there were 113, 400 missing children from the ages of 6-11
- About 100 abducted children are murdered each year!
- In 1999 there were over 797,500 children reported missing
Unfortunately 1999 was the last time any nationwide formal studies were conducted to get a handle on this growing issue.
The good news is that The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports that
"Masonichip is one of the most comprehensive Child Recovery and Indentification Programs in the Nation!"
Don't let your child become a statistic, arm yourself with the right tools from Masonichip!
What is MasoniCHIP?
| MasoniCHIP is one of the most comprehensive Child Recovery, Identification and Abduction Awareness Education programs offered “at no cost - free of charge” to parents in North America. MasoniCHIP EVENTS are being sponsored on an ever-increasing level by the Freemason Grand Lodges in the jurisdictions of the United States and Provinces of Canada. In February 2004, the Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America met in Washington D.C. and authorized the creation of a new standing committee, the MASONIC CHIP SUPPORT Committee, to encourage and assist Masonic Grand Lodges to engage in “Comprehensive Masonic Child Identification Programs”. At a MasoniCHIP EVENT, Freemasons set up the equipment and enlist the volunteers necessary to generate individual completed child identification packages that are given to a child’s parent or guardian to take home for safe keeping (we keep nothing but a permission form). It is the responsibility of the parents to then provide the package to law enforcement, if their child becomes missing, as an aid to recover their child. Each child progresses through the several stations of the Event (it takes about 10-15minutes) generating an identifying item at each station and placing them in his or her package. Parents are reminded to take the package with them on trips and vacations (it does no good leaving it home) as it can be immediately provided to authorities to aid in the recovery of a child that is missing or presumed abducted. Our mission .....assist our Masonic Grand Lodges to conduct MasoniCHIP Events in our communities so that any parent wanting their children to receive this “free comprehensive service” will find it regularly offered. Thereby raising public awareness concerning the risk of abduction or exploitation our children now face in today’s society. MasoniCHIP Events provide parents with a Completed ID Package of identifying items generated at the event (NOT a blank KIT to be filled out at home) of their child that contains vital identifying items to be given to law enforcement if their child is missing. MASONIC CHIP EVENTS also serve as an opportunity to educate both children and their parents about Abduction Prevention and other safety information. We continue our collaboration with the Natl Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and proud that our efforts are recognized by NCMEC and that we receive their strong support. Other national non-profit organizations we are collaborating with include the American Dental Association (ADA), and Canines For Kids, Inc. (CFKI) New this year is the collaboration we started with the General Federation of Woman's Clubs who have asked all their Junior Woman's Clubs to become active in their communities with Child Identification Programs like ours.
MasoniCHIP Defined
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of Grand Masters gathered in Washington D.C., giving a heart-felt presentation that asked all in attendance to consider start-up of a child identification program in their jurisdiction. This presentation led to the formation of our standing committee .... Masonic Child Identification Support Committee. 
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