St. Joseph Valley Masonic Lodge 4 will be providing a free child identification program Saturday, April 17. This is being done as a part of the Niles-Buchanan YMCA Healthy Kids Day event.

The program will be held between 1 and 4 p.m. at the Niles-Buchanan YMCA in Niles.
Each child who goes through the process will receive a dental impression as well as a CD containing a photo, video, digital fingerprints and their vital information. Parents or guardians of children who participate must be present and fill out a permission slip for the child to receive this service.

The Michigan Masonic Child ID Program provides the family with everything needed for the Amber Alert System.  The program is also considered one of the most comprehensive programs of its kind by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  In 2009 alone the program identified over 14,000 people in Michigan.

For questions or more information about the event you may contact Philip Trytko at (269) 845-6524 or consult the Michigan Child ID Web Site at www.michiganchildid.org.