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4.25.2007 - 04:00pm ET
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Enough is Enough: Technology Helps School Safety Start NOW
Defywire's $1 Million Pledge Gains Momentum "Corporate America" Steps up to the Plate
(CSRwire) April 25, 2007 - After Defywire, Inc.'s official launch of
their "Enough is Enough" campaign for School Safety, Jill Stelfox
has announced that "Corporate America" has definitely stepped up to the
challenge.
"We've gotten responses from large companies, wireless carriers, device
manufacturers, and small companies that have great and creative solutions
that can help keep children safe. People are really excited about getting
involved and they want to do something about it."
Ident-a-Kid Services of America and
CollectiveX are two such companies.
Ident-a-Kid Services of America (www.identakid.com/Tutuh) plans
to donate a yet unspecified number of their product, an Identification
Card for your children, displaying vital information for quick access in
case of an unexpected emergency.
"Education first, but safety always," says Kwame Tutuh, Program
Director of the Fulton County division of Ident-a-Kid Services of America.
"It is our job as a community and a nation to protect our most precious
gifts…our children. When we heard of Defywire's 'Enough is Enough'
campaign , we immediately wanted to participate--and we challenge other
companies and organizations as well. Do it now!"
CollectiveX (www.collectivex.com) has also signed
on, stating that they would like to share their web-based tools that aid in
communication at all times.
"It is no secret that safety always improves when communication improves.
By making CollectiveX's group communication platform FREE
and available to all schools, communication will improve. When the
opportunity arose to make a contribution to 'Enough is Enough', I
didn't hesitate to volunteer the services of CollectiveX. I
can't think of a better cause to be involved with," says Clarence Wooten,
Founder & CEO of CollectiveX.
Defywire, Inc.'s Mobile Guardian Safety Suite provides
immediate access to student information including emergency contact
information, incident reporting, attendance and schedules, as well as
capturing visitors to a school. The handheld technology gives school
officials immediate access to emergency medical information about an ill
or injured child, without losing precious minutes locating the information
in a distant office. Mobile Guardian Safety Suite is capable
of monitoring which children are generating incident reports at various
locations throughout the school or even in transit. These reports alert
administration to certain patterns that may be indicative of future
predictable behaviors.
Even in the absence of a school wide catastrophic event, such a device is
invaluable when athletes collapse on the practice field, or children are
left on a school bus at the end of the day.
"The best part about the…'Enough is Enough' campaign and the
challenge that we issued to 'Corporate America', is that our million
dollars may not be enough--but…together we can solve this problem. And
if you can get a mother in Northern Virginia who has a start-up software
company to donate a million dollar 'Corporate America' can certainly match
me in this!"
Any school district interested in immediately receiving the technology
should go to www.defywire.com and click on Enough
is Enough for additional details.
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