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. On average in the United States a child is reported missing every 43 seconds, according to the National Crime Information Center.
    Locally there has not been a missing child in years, it could happen any day. In the event that a child is reported missing if the child has been to a local CHIP event the parents will have a few more tools to help police find their child.
    Within about 15 minutes we can create an individual identification kit for the parents to take home and keep. This would make the child's identity ready for use in case of an emergency.
    At a CHIP event the child would pass through various stations in order to create the ID kit. Each kit will contain a DNA cheek swab, digital still photo, finger prints, and a video imaged interview. (Cheek cells in saliva provide DNA, which can uniquely identify anyone.
    Amber Alert is in operation throughout Kansas as well as many other states. The color photo in the kit could be circulated by police to media throughout the state within two hours of an abduction. The brief videotaped interview could be invaluable to an investigator: the KS CHIP interview would capture the appearance, speech, mannerisms, and important personal characteristics of a child.
    No information will be kept by the Masonic Lodge or the police except a permission slip signed by the parents. The completed kit would be given to the parents to be put away in safe keeping. Your continuing support will be critical to the success of this program; we have also talked to other Masonic lodges and have agreed to combine forces in an effort to get as many children as we can cover under this program.