Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum Introduces CyberSafety to Broward County: Sponsorship Information

“As technology continues to evolve and have a more significant role in our children’s lives, we must take every precaution to keep them safe. That process begins with education and outreach.”
–Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum 

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s Child Predator CyberCrime Unit is introducing cybersafety into schools statewide. His program, designed to empower children to use the Internet safely,  combines real-life stories and examples to help kids identify on-line danger.

Florida Attorney General Bill McCullom will introduce his school cyber safety education curriculum to Broward County on Oct. 11, 2007 in an event coordinated and hosted by Colodny Fass from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Miramar Town Center/City Hall. 

“Broward will be unique among other Florida counties in gathering community support for the Attorney General and his message well in advance of his visit,” event chairman Mike Colodny explained.

An invited audience of educators, child advocates and community leaders will learn about the program directly from the Attorney General and be encouraged to register their schools to participate. 

Below is a letter from Howard Talenfeld regarding event sponsorship.

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Dear Friends:

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum will make a special Broward appearance on Thursday, October 11, 2007 to introduce his CyberSafety educational curriculum to local educators and child advocates.  I am writing you to encourage you to become one of the event sponsors.

Attorney General McCollum’s program is designed to empower children to use the Internet safely.  It combines real-life stories and examples to help students identify the ways they could be victimized online as well as important safety tips to protect themselves from Internet child predators. Broward will be unique among other Florida counties in gathering community support for the Attorney General well in advance of his visit. 

Scheduled to speak as part of the program are:

• Bill McCollum, Florida Attorney General
• Wil Hernandez, Office of the Florida Attorney General
• Jim Notter, Broward County Superintendent of Schools
• The Honorable Jennifer Gottlieb, Broward County School Board Member
• Howard M. Talenfeld, President of Florida’s Children First.

The program will be taped and later aired for community use.

As a sponsor of this invitation-only event, you’ll have reserved seating and other benefits, along with affiliation and presence in a subject of immediacy and relevance to one of the broadest target markets available:  parents, educators and children.

All proceeds after expenses are deducted directly benefit Florida’s Children First (www.floridaschildrenfirst.org).  Sponsorship information is attached.  Please call Jennifer J.H. Pierce at (954) 892-0817 for more information.
 
On behalf of Chairman Mike Colodny, we are hoping that we can add your name to the list of sponsors to make this event successful.

Very Truly Yours,

Howard M. Talenfeld, President
Florida’s Children First
www.floridaschildrenfirst.org