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THE SEA COAST ECHO
Sunday, April 7, 1991
2B-THE SEA COAST ECHO—SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1991
Exchange Club supports prevention of child abuse through awareness
The Exchange Club of Hancock County joins some 1,200 Exchange Clubs across the country during April to mark the annual observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The Exchange Club of Hancock County is preparing for the second annual Fun Rais’n Auction May 3, 6:30 p.m. at the Hancock County Civic-Center. Proceeds will be donated to the Family Child Center located in Gulfport.
Exchange adopted child abuse prevention as a national project in 1979 and is working to address the problem through
public awareness efforts of local clubs as well as a network of more than 60 child abuse pre-
vention centers in 29 states and Puerto Rico.
The centers train volunteer
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parent aides who work directly with families where abuse has occurred. These volunteers serve as role models and teach positive parenting techniques. To date, these centers have eliminated child abuse in thousands of families.
The National Exchange Club is the nation’s oldest and largest exclusively American service club made up of some 42,000 business and professional men and women dedicated to bettering their .communities.
For more information on the auction, contact Jeannie Dean, 467-9296 or Gwen Meyers* 467-5011.