SKIP of WA

American Institute on

Domestic Violence

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SKIP of Washington

Suzy Sickles

State Administrator

Thurston County's Cutest Kids Contest

Congratulations to Beckett Cole - 7 months- who won the Thurston County's Cutest Kids Contest! Beckett has won a bicylce and helmet donated by Valpak of South Puget Sound and a $50 gift certificate donated by Toys R Us.

Thanks to Rutledge’s Corn Maze and BECU - Boeing Employees Credit Union - for sponsoring the contest. Proceeds benefit the Burn Foundation.

Grays Harbor Cutest Kids Contest

The winners of the Grays Harbor Cute Kids Contest have been chosen. The contest was held by Cyn-Sational Memories and Snickerdoodle to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Funniest Child 1st place: Alexander Delgado

Funniest Child 2nd place: Michael Anderson

Best Smile 1st Place : Makenna Parris

Best Smile 2nd place: Silas Crane

Most Photogenic 1st Place : Colton Bomhoff

Thanks all the participants who helped to make this a memorable event for everyone!

Thanks to the local judges, Vern Spatz from the Grays Harbor County Assessors Office, TJ Glick from Aberdeen Honda, and Bill Wolfenbarger from Jodesha Broadcasting.

And a BIG thank you to Cyn-Sational Memories, Snickerdoodle who donated all the prizes awarded to the winners.

In addition to a special prize for each classification, Cyn-Sational Memories and Snickerdoodle awarded a brand new bicycle and helmet to each participant because they felt each child was a winner in their eyes…and because each child was the cutest!

Each entry received a Safe Kids Identification Disk and ToothPrint wafer.

LOCATE WASHINGTON SEX OFFENDERS

Protect your children. Click here to search the Washington State Sex Offender Information Center database by your address, county, city, zip code, offender name & type of conviction.

You can purchase a SKIP Identification kit online emailing Suzy directly. She accepts Visa & MasterCard!

Suzy Sickles

(360) 349-1812

skipofwashington@yahoo.com

Looking for a fantastic fundraising idea for your club, organization or church?

Host a SKIP event and receive a portion of the proceeds for the YOUR group! Contact Suzy for more information.

The Problem with Fingerprints and ID Cards

I want parents to understand the difference between old-fashioned child ID cards or fingerprints and the SKIP Digital ID Program so they can make an informed decision about the safety of their children.

Modern problems require modern solutions. Fingerprints and ID cards are an old-fashioned way of dealing with a modern problem. Child ID cards and fingerprints do not take advantage of the newest technology that is available to bring kids home safely…and quickly. SKIP offers computerized technology for returning children as quickly as possible: a digital computer disk!

The first three hours are the most critical in the recovery of a missing child. SKIP allows for the quick transfer of child information to the police for an Amber Alert. Fingerprints are of little value for an Amber Alert.

If the parent gives the ID card to the child and he loses it at the park, the child's picture and personal information such as name, address, etc. can fall into the hands of pedophiles.

As a company, we are strongly against anyone maintaining data on children, especially if they are not police officers that have passed thorough criminal background checks. Commercial companies have no business keeping your child’s pictures or data.

Parents cannot update child ID cards or fingerprints at home. Nor can they update their child’s pictures with an ID card. With the SKIP disk, the parents are encouraged to update the physical information about the child every 6 months since kids grow so fast. Once they have a SKIP disk, they can update it until the child is 30 if they want to!

Parents can create, print and email Missing Child Posters with the SKIP disk. If your child goes missing, you can email the poster to police, local media such as television and radio stations and family and friends.