And it always will be For love still remains life's sweet mystery Love works in ways That are wondrous and strange And there's nothing in life That love cannot change Love can transform The most commonplace Into beauty and splendor And sweetness and grace Love is unselfish. Understanding and kind For it sees with it's heart And not with its mind Love gives and forgives There is nothing too much For Love to heal With its magic touch Love is the language That every heart speaks For love is the one thing That every heart seeks Helen Steiner Rice Educate yourself. Join the Poster Program and help circulate pictures of missing children. Join the Web Links Project by placing a missing child banner link on your web site. Get involved with Neighbourhood Watch Program in your area or contact OttawaNeighbourhoodwatch Call home and let your parents know you have arrived and leave a number where you can be reached. Know your Neighbourhood Watch safe homes. Always travel with a buddy or with a group of friends. Do not travel in dark and lonely places. Remember!! There is safety in numbers. If you see a stranger hanging around the schoolyard or around the park tell your parents. Learn to give a good description of the person. Is he/she is tall or short, fat or skinny, dark or light. The colour of their eyes and hair. What type of vehicle they are driving. If you can, give the make and model of the car, and licence plate number. Do not go near people in cars who ask for directions. Step back away from the car and tell the people that you do not know. Then walk or run away. Adults or strangers should not be asking children for directions. Do not accept a ride, gifts, or candies from a stranger. Do not accept job offers from people you don't know. Do not go looking for lost pets or other children with a stranger. Even if you know the person, like a friend of the family, do not go with him/her unless you first tell your parents, and then let that person know your parents know. Do not go with strangers even if they are dressed like policemen. Insist on running home first. Do not be bullied into going to dark allies, lonely places, like in trees or forests, near water, beaches or storm drains. Running away from home is not safe or fun. Nothing is so terrible that you cannot tell your parents. Do not answer the door when you are home alone, or let people know that you will be alone. If someone keeps trying to get in, call the police at once. If anyone touches you in a way that makes you feel bad, yell out NO!! Yell and yell and then tell. It is your body and no one has the right to make you feel bad, even if it is a family member, relative or friend. Tell your parents or a teacher and keep telling until someone believes you. Remember!! You are not the person who did anything wrong. Over 75% of crimes against children involve someone the child knows. Children must ALWAYS Stay Alert and Stay Safe.
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