AMBER Alert U.S. Postage Stamp Unveiled 1/13/06Press Release Source: U.S. Postal Service
AMBER Alert U.S. Postage Stamp
Unveiled During Department of Justice's Commemoration of
National AMBER Alert Awareness Day
Thursday January 12, 10:44 am ET
What: Unveiling of new 39-cent AMBER Alert social awareness postage
stamp
Who: Patrick R. Donahoe, Deputy Postmaster General and Chief
Operating Officer, United States Postal Service
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, United States of
America
Regina Schofield, Assistant Attorney General for the Office
of Justice
Programs & the National AMBER Alert Coordinator for the
Department of Justice
Ernie Allen, President/CEO, National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children
Steve Largent, Former U.S. Congressman and Seattle Seahawk
football player
Donna Norris, Mother of Amber Hagerman
When: 10 a.m. (ET)
January 13, 2006
Where: The Washington Hilton Hotel
International Ballroom, Concourse Level
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Background: With this new stamp featuring a chalk pastel illustration by
artist Vivienne Flesher showing a reunited mother and child
entwined in each other's arms, the U.S. Postal Service
continues its tradition of drawing attention to important
social causes. The AMBER Alert stamp honors a program
dedicated to the rapid recovery of abducted children. AMBER
stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response.
Following the tragic death of Amber Hagerman, this program
was created to broadcast emergency messages that a child has
been abducted and is in imminent danger as determined by a
law enforcement agency. This program has successfully helped
in the recovery of over 240 children. The stamp will be
unveiled during the Department of Justice's commemoration of
National AMBER Alert Awareness Day.
NOTE: All media must present Government-Issued Photo ID (such as
driver's license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS.
Cameras must be pre-set between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. EST.
All press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to
Catherine Sanders, Department of Justice contact at
202-307-0703 or 202-514-2007.
Additional information can be found at
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov
CONTACT: Frances Frazier, +1-202-268-2898, Cell: +1-202-285-6374,
or Melissa Dodge: +1-202-268-5188, Cell: +1-202-360-1552,
both of U.S. Postal Service
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Source: U.S. Postal Service
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