Sophomore Heath Laws takes the fingerprints of an area child. The !dent-A-Child program was sponsoredbyHarding 's chapter ofAERho. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. Arny Latham - Jasper, Ala. Jennifer Latham -Thorsby, Ala. Holly Latimer - Searcy, Ark. Rebecca Lawrence - Searcy, Ark. Lana Lee - Picayune, Miss. Mary Kay Lemons - Morrilton, Ark. Adam Lett - Southwest City, Mo. Mark Levi - Hot Springs, Ark. Dora Lindsey - Kensett, Ark. Janna Lo -Taipei, Taiwan Craig Loe - DeKalb, Texas Jennifer Long - Gresham, Ore. Smile: Alpha Epsilon Rho supports the community by videoprinting White County children !dent-A-Child, a fund-raiser sponsored by the National Broadcasting Society (NBS) and AERho, Harding's chapter of NBS, was a great success , according to Dr. Lou Butterfield, faculty adviser. The event, held on October 21and22, reached 450 children. The services offered at !dent-A-Childwere free to anyone who came. Participants in the event ranged in age from a few months to children in their teens. The children were fingerprinted , and the fingerprints were given to the parents so that, in case of an emergency, they would have them on file to give to police. As the children were videotaped against a height chart, prints of their voices were also recorded on tape. The videotapes are being held in a safe deposit box at First Bank of Arkansas. The idea behind !dent-A-Child was to help the parents have the information collected that police would need in the event that the child is missing. Having this information on hand enables police to immediately start looking for a child. "It would be terrible if anyone had to use this, but if the need does arise, I hope it will be helpful in finding the child, " freshman advertising major GregMassey said. The !dent-A-Child program was deemed such a worthy idea that Searcy's mayor proclaimed October 21 and 22 "!dent-A-Child Weekend." The mayor's office and the Searcy Police Department also sponsored the event, along with Central Arkansas Hospital. Parents of participating children completed forms with information about the children's weights, unusual birthmarks and addresses. Then, childrenwere fingerprinted, and their fingerprints went directly onto the information sheet. During their videotaping, children were asked questions about their name, school, pets - anything to get them to talk so that their voiceprint would be on the tape. The $2000 raised from the two business sponsors was used to assist NBS and AERho in deferring costs of the group's trip to Los Angeles for the national convention of the organization this spring. - Alyne Hoover Sara Looney - Kingwood, Texas Nicki Lowe - Beaverton, Ore. Beth Luallen - Searcy, Ark. Nate Lucas - Jefferson City, Mo. Norchell Macon - Greenville, Miss. Dana Maddox - Rescue, Calif. Eric Magnusson - Tulsa, Okla. Ryan Mallory - Midvale, Idaho Scott Manuel - Many, La. Jose Marini - Tegucigalpa, Honduras Jeff Martin - Gainesville, Fla. Gloria Matthews - Tempe, Ariz.
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