CONYERS - Conyers Police, in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's (NCMEC) Take 25 campaign, are inviting parents and children to get to know officers and other local law enforcement personnel at the Take 25 Conyers event on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Conyers Police and representatives from the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office, Rockdale County Fire Department, National EMS will participate in the Take 25 Conyers event in the parking lot of Target, 2195 Miller Chapel Road SE, in the Conyers Commons shopping center, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on May 30.
Free hot dog meals will be served in addition to giveaways for kids like bicycle safety coloring books, stickers and child fingerprint kits.
"As part of their Take 25 campaign, NCMEC is reaching out to parents and encouraging them to spend 25 minutes to talk to their child about safety," said Chief Gene Wilson. "We are taking that a step further and want parents to introduce their children to their local law enforcement personnel, get to know them and know they can trust and rely on them in the event of an emergency or crisis."
For more information on Conyers Police community outreach efforts, contact Sergeant Peggy Dunn at 678-374-5603 or peggy.dunn@conyersga.gov. Information on the Take 25 campaign can be found at www.take25.org.