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Special announcement
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For those of you who live in the CT area or near enough to Suffield
that you care to take a drive out this way, I just wanted to share
with you a press release I have just sent to local and national news
agencies, television and radio stations and news papers.

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Begin press release
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Tuesday, Jan 11, Y2K, 7pm. 

Nancy Kappler of the Suffield, CT school system, in association with
the Capital Region Education Council, will be sponsoring a free
workshop for parents interested in learning more about the specifics
of exactly how to protect their children from harm online.  The
program is open to the general public and is expected to last about
an hour with time afterward for questions and answers.   All welcome
who wish to attend. 

Mark Brasche, owner of New England Webmasters and author of "Child
Safety-Net: How to protect your children from harm online," has
accepted the invitation to be the main speaker of this program.
Topics will include discussion of the various ways predators on the
internet target individuals and gather personal information on them,
the importance of software filtering in the home and a live
demonstration how to install and configure Cyber Patrol, a popular
and powerful software filter. 

For those still unsure of their ability to recreate the steps
illustrated in the presentation in their own homes, copies of the
book "Child Safety-Net: How to protect your children from harm online"
will be available for purchase at the door.  It is a step by step,
illustrated how-to reference manual which guides the parent through
all of the steps necessary to secure their child's safety online.
List is $19.95 but will be sold at $5.00 off the cover price to
attendees of this program.

To help us get some idea of what to expect for attendance, please
drop us a line at mailto:attendance@surfsafety.com and let us know
you plan to attend. This will help us to properly accommodate everyone
in attendance. 

The address is 

McAlister Middle School
260 Mountain Rd
Suffield, CT 06078
Phone (860) 668-3820
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End press release.

Hope to see you there!





Be informed.
Be involved.
And be well.

Most sincerely,
Mark Brasche
Owner, New England Webmasters
Author, Child Safety-Net