Half Price Books and local marketing firm, J&L Marketing, will host events at two stores to educate families in North Olmsted, Mentor and surrounding communities about the importance of child safety and to offer free fingerprinting for children. Representatives from J&L Marketing will be on hand to talk about Child Protection Education of America (CPEA), a nationally-recognized non-profit dedicated to finding missing children, as well as discuss the significance of its child protection program and services. They also will distribute informational child safety materials to attendees.

To further assist CPEA in continuing its mission to protect children, additional safety products, such as Child Identification Cards, Emergency Medical Identification Cards and DNA kits, will be available for purchase.

WHEN: Monday, August 18 through Saturday, August 23, 2008
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Half Price Books " two locations:

4687 Great Northern Blvd.
North Olmsted, OH 44070
(440) 777-6807

9383 Mentor Ave.
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 255-2581

*Benefiting Child Protection Education of America

About CPEA:
Child Protection Education of America, Inc. (www.find-missing-children.org) is a national, private foundation dedicated to addressing one of America's most pressing concerns - missing and exploited children. CPEA works directly with parents of missing children and the law enforcement agencies who are in charge of their cases. The organization plays a major role in searches providing photograph distribution assistance and maintaining a 24-hour, toll-free hotline to register a missing child or report the sighting of a missing child. CPEA also educates parents about the dangers that face their children in our society and conducts programs to assist with that education, including ID ME NOW Print-A-Thons and ID ME NOW one-day events.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:
JULIE LEWIS @ (216) 387-0153 OR JULIEL@QEM-USA.COM