Ed Smart Headlines radKIDS Fundraiser

Western New England College will host the second annual "One Child at a Time" dinner and silent auction, featuring Ed Smart, to benefit the radKIDS program for children on Thursday, April 14 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Rivers Memorial Building on the College’s main campus at 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield. Tickets are $50.00 per person, or $35.00 for members of non-profit organizations. For more information, call 413-782-1420 or email jcurran@wnec.edu

Guest speakers for the evening include Ed Smart. Since the abduction of his daughter Elizabeth in 2002, Smart has become a nationally respected child safety advocate. Smart will be joined by John and Magi Bish, who created the Molly Bish “Lifeguard” Foundation after the abduction of their daughter in 2000. The foundation is devoted to promoting child safety through education and prevention. RadKIDS executive director Stephen M. Daley will present “Building A Safer World One Child at a Time.”

A nonprofit educational organization, radKIDS, Inc. (www.radkids.org) is dedicated to providing proven and effective lifesaving skills for children, ages five through 12, by teaching them how to "Resist Aggression Defensively." In its commitment to the community, Western New England College has partnered with radKIDS to establish a three-credit college course called Western New England College Cares About Kids for students who want to become certified radKIDS instructors.