The Masonic Lodge will provide five free Michigan Child Identification Programs conducted by Masonic Lodges in Berrien County in August.

Each child that 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 legal guardians of children who participate must be present and fill out a permission slip for the child to receive this service. Children who have already received the service are encouraged to repeat the process every two years to keep the information in the completed packets current.

The Michigan Child Identification Program provides the family with everything needed for the Amber Alert System.

Since 2005, mo than 85 thousand Michigan children have received this valuable service. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children considers the Michigan Child Identification Program to be one of the most comprehensive of its kind.

For questions or more information about the event you may call (269) 612-7424 or consult the Michigan Child ID Web Site at michiganchildid.org.

The dates, times and locations are as follows:

• 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Riverview Park in St. Joseph, during the National Night Out event.

• 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 5 at Gemini Fun & Games in Coloma, during the Coloma Glad – Peach Festival.

• 4 to 6 p.m. Monday Aug. 14 at the Berrien County Fairgrounds in Berrien Springs. This is during the Berrien County Youth Fair.

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22 at The Berrien County Health Department in Benton Harbor. This is during the Back to School Bash event.

• 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday Aug. 27 at The Redbud Community Center in Buchanan, during the Buchanan Faith and Family Day event.