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Child Shield, U.S.A.

Build a business helping families protect their children.

By April Y. Pennington

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A funny thing happened to Ken Palton on the way to the garbageone day. His trash bag broke, and while he was picking up therubbish, a magazine ad for Child Shield, U.S.A. caught his eye.While Palton had looked into countless other business opportunitiesin the past, hoping to find one that actually had substance, thisone seemed different. "With Child Shield, you're not onlyproducing an income for yourself, but you're providing aservice to the community," he notes. "I was looking for abusiness where I could produce a service that was reputable, thatwas honest. For the price, it was worth the money."

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A national organization promoting the safety of children, ChildShield aims to prevent and recover lost, missing, abducted andrunaway children nationwide. Day-to-day operations consist ofcontacting people at schools, PTAs and other family organizations,offering child protection kits and an array of educationalmaterials on the prevention of lost or missing children.

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