I don't forward many of the messages I receive, but this one got to me. The WAL-MART procedures are impressive. Hopefully, many other retail stores will adopt them. Perhaps we should be asking the merchants we deal with what they do when a child is missing. > > >Subject: (Lost child) >A friend of mine sent this to me today and I want to send it on to you. >Although I don't have little children that are liable to get lost, I do have >grandchildren and great grandchildren whom I love dearly. This is a great > Dottie/Dorothy > >----- Original Message ----- > >> >>>>>>>> Wanted to share something that happened today >>>>>>>> while shopping at Sam's Club. A mother was leaning >>>>>>>> over looking for meat and turned around to find >>>>>>>> her 4 yr. old daughter was missing. I was standing there >>>>>>>> right beside her, and she was calling her daughter >>>>>>>> with no luck. I asked a man who worked at Sam's to >>>>>>>> announce it over the loud speaker for Katie. He >>>>>>>> did, and let me say he immediately walked right past me >>>>>>>> when I asked and went to a pole where there was a >>>>>>>> phone. He made an announcement for all the doors >>>>>>>> and gates to be locked, a code something. So they >>>>>>>> locked all the doors at once. This took all of 3 minutes >>>>>>>> after I asked the guy to do this. They found the >>>>>>>> little girl 5 minutes later in a bathroom stall. >>>>>>>> Her head was half shaved, and she was dressed in her >>>>>>>> underwear with a bag of clothes, a razor, and wig >>>>>>>> sitting on the floor beside her to make her look >>>>>>>> different. Whoever this person was, took the >>>>>>>> little girl, brought her into the bathroom, shaved half >>>>>>>> her head, and undressed her in a matter of less than >>>>>>>> 10 minutes. This makes me shake to no end. Please >>>>>>>> keep a close eye on your kids when in big places where >>>>>>>> it's easy for you to get separated. It only took a few >>>>>>>> minutes to do all of that-another 5 minutes and >>>>>>>> she would have been out the door. I am still in shock >>>>>>>> that some sick person could do this, let alone in a >>>>>>>> matter of minutes. The days are over when our little ones >>>>>>>> could run rampant all over the place and nothing >>>>>>>> worse would happen then them annoying people. The little >>>>>>>> girl is fine. Thank God for fast workers who >>>>>>>> didn't take any chances. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> BE SURE TO FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE, SO THEY KNOW >>>>>>>> JUST HOW SICK PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE!!! (This happened at >>>>>>>> the Sam's Wholesale Club in Omaha, Nebraska.) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This message has been added to the story above: I >>>>>>>> received this e-mail from one of my friends today. Let me >>>>>>>> first tell you that I work at the Sam's club in >>>>>>>> Lincoln, NE. The code that was spoken of is called >>>>>>>> a "Code Adam" It is named after John Walsh's (of >>>>>>>> Americas most wanted) son Adam who was kidnapped >>>>>>>> and murdered many years ago. It is used in all Sam's >>>>>>>> clubs, Wal-marts, and Wal-mart super centers to >>>>>>>> locate lost children. This is how it works. If by >>>>>>>> some means you have been separated with your child >>>>>>>> tell the nearest employee! The employee will page >>>>>>>> a "Code Adam" (missing child in the store) over the >>>>>>>> intercom system followed by a description of the >>>>>>>> child (height, weight, hair color, age, name, etc.). >>>>>>>> When that page goes out all the exits are immediately >>>>>>>> guarded, and/or locked in some cases, also every >>>>>>>> employee will stop whatever they are doing no >>>>>>>> matter what it is and help look for the missing child. >>>>>>>> This will continue until the child is found. If the >>>>>>>> child is not found within a reasonable time then the >>>>>>>> police are notified and the store will conduct an isle by >>>>>>>> isle search. So if ever you are separated from >>>>>>>> your child now you know what to do. Missing children >>>>>>>> pictures hang by the exits of all Wal-mart and >>>>>>>> Sam's club stores, please take a few minutes to look >>>>>>>> these over as you leave, you just might have seen one of >>>>>>>> the children on them and you might be the one to give >>>>>>>> there parents hope and give the police a new lead >>>>>>>> in finding them. Thank you. >>>>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>>>> Rudy Magee >>>>>>>> Sam's Club #6413 >>>>>>>> Even if you do not have little kids, pass this one >>>>>>>> on to everyone you can think of. You never know who >>>>>>>> you might save by sending this e-mail! Please take the >>>>>>>> time and forward this to any friend who has >>>>>>>>& grandchildren! >>> >>>
