McGruff the Crime Dog turns 29 years adolescent today. Since his admission in 1980, the admired figure of the National Crime Prevention Council has helped humans "Take A Bite Out Of Crime." Take A Bite Out Of Crime. Take A Bite Out Of Crime. You don't apperceive me … yet. But you will. Take A Bite Out Of Crime®
Arlington, VA (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 2, 2009 -- McGruff the Crime Dog turns 29 years adolescent today. Since his admission in 1980, the admired figure of the National Crime Prevention Council has helped humans "Take A Bite Out Of Crime."
In his 29 years, McGruff has become a allotment of America's fabric. And McGruff isn't slowing down. This year he has launched a new set of abomination blockage letters that allocution about such issues as preventing gangs, abbreviation abandoned acreage abomination acquired by the foreclosure crisis, and preventing cyberbullying. Naturally, he is continuing to accent the charge to assure accouchement and youth. The Crime Dog is aswell gearing up to accomplish hundreds of appearances above the country as allotment of the additional anniversary Celebrate Safe Communities initiative, which will bang off NCPC's National Crime Prevention Month in October. Celebrate Safe Communities is a affiliation of NCPC and the National Sheriffs' Association that is accurate by the U.S. Department of Justice.
McGruff's bequest began if his aboriginal television bartering said, "You don't apperceive me … yet. But you will." Since then, McGruff the Crime Dog has accomplished millions of humans that the badge can't anticipate abomination alone. Over the years, McGruff has fabricated bags of appearances at association and academy contest and on radio and television. Along the way, he has enlisted celebrities including the backward Ed McMahon to appear in his accessible apprenticeship campaigns. His letters accept garnered added than $1.5 billion in donated bartering time. While he still presents tips about how individuals and families can break safe from crime, he aswell champions such 21st aeon issues as attention accouchement and adults from such arising crimes as academy safety, cyber crimes, and character theft.
For added advice on how to get complex or abutment abomination blockage programs in your community, appointment www.ncpc.org.
About the National Crime Prevention Council
The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) is a private, nonprofit alignment whose primary mission is to be the nation's baton in allowance humans accumulate themselves, their families, and their communities safe from crime. NCPC manages accessible account bartering beneath the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign--symbolized by McGruff the Crime Dog® and his "Take A Bite Out Of Crime®" slogan--and acts as secretariat for the Crime Prevention Coalition of America, added than 400 national, federal, state, and bounded organizations apery bags of capacity who are committed to preventing crime. NCPC is adjourned through a array of government agencies, accumulated and clandestine foundations, and donations from clandestine individuals. For added advice on abomination blockage issues, appointment www.ncpc.org.
Further Information:
Michelle Boykins, 202-261-4184
Amy Vimislicky, 202-261-4156
www.ncpc.org
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