The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
Ride for Missing and Exploited Children
ONEIDA, N.Y. » Dozens of riders took the streets on Friday as part of the 21st annual Ride for Missing Children-CNY.
Beginning at the New York State Police Troop D barracks in Oneida, riders traveled approximately 100 miles to 15 schools before ending at the New Hartford Recreation Center.
The Utica branch of NCMEC-NY/MV is the only geographically targeted poster distribution center in the United States. More than 10 million posters of missing children have been printed and distributed from the Utica office since its inception in September 1995. Because of this, 7,125 children have been successfully reunited with their families.
“We want to thank all of you who have supported our mission,” said Wendy Fical, NCMEC-NY/MV program director. “It is the support of our Ride Family and the community that keeps us on our mis-
The Ride is the biggest annual fundraiser for the National Center for Missing& Exploited Children - New York / Mohawk Valley (NCMECNY/MV) branch.
sion, To Make Our Children Safer… One Child At A Time.”
This annual event promotes awareness and hope in the plight of missing and exploited children across the country. What started with seven men in 1995 has grown to include 500 riders, 150 volunteers, 50 family members of missing children and thousands of spectators and supporters across the Mohawk Valley. The Ride is the biggest annual fundraiser for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - New York / Mohawk Valley (NCMEC-NY/MV) branch.
For more information or to make a donation, visit the ride for missing chi ldren.com.