Qwest Foundation and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Announce New...

Qwest Foundation and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Announce New Resources for Internet Safety Awareness

Resources Include NetSmartz411 Hotline and Top 10 Online Safety
Tips
WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
Qwest Foundation:

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WHAT: Today, the Qwest Foundation and the National Center for Missing
& Exploited Children(R) (NCMEC) announced the expansion of
NetSmartz411, an online Internet safety resource that now
includes a bilingual telephone hotline. In addition, members of
Congress honored four individuals with the Spirit of Online
Safety Award. Highlights of the news conference are featured in
the links below.
-- Video of the press conference:
here
-- Press conference photos:
here

As a public service to further help families surf safer and
smarter on the Internet, Qwest Communications is providing
families with a free online safety tip card developed with the
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Relevant
resources are featured in the links below.
-- Downloadable tip card:
here
-- Links to related resources:
-- www.incredibleinternet.com/
-- www.netsmartz411.org/

WHO: Ernie Allen, President and CEO, NCMEC
Paula Kruger, Qwest Executive Vice President of Mass Markets,
leader of Qwest Foundation's Online Safety Program, and NCMEC
Board of Directors member
Shirley Bloomfield, Senior Vice President, Federal Relations,
Qwest Communications
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)
Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)
Spirit of Online Safety Award winners:
-- David Bjerga, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension,
representative of the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force
-- Mike Donlin, Seattle Public Schools
-- Jennifer Hanson, Internet Safety Foundation of Colorado
-- Sgt. Frank Kardasz, Phoenix Police Department and the
Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

WHY: Qwest and the Qwest Foundation are committed to helping families
learn to protect their children from online threats. Since
2003, Qwest has partnered with the National Center for Missing
& Exploited Children to raise families' awareness about online
safety issues and to help combat online exploitation of youth
proactively by encouraging increased parental and guardian
understanding and education. Qwest currently is expanding its
Online Safety Program nationally and throughout its Western 14-
state region
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JohnstonWells Public Relations
Mike Adams, 303-623-3366
madams@johnstonwells.com
or
NCMEC
Communications Department, 703-837-6111
media@ncmec.org

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