• Worked on more than 127,700 missing child cases and played a role in the recovery of more than 110,200 children
• Handled more than 2.1 million telephone calls through our nationwide, toll-free Hotline 1-800-THE-LOST®
• Trained more than 220,400 law enforcement professionals
• Circulated millions of photographs of missing children recovering 1 in 6 children featured in their Picture Them Home® campaign

And NCMEC's impact doesn't stop there. They are a leader in the fight against sexual exploitation and online victimization of children and teens. A recent study shows that 1 in 7 youth Internet users received unwanted sexual solicitations online. Since 1996, NCMEC's Exploited Child Unit has received over 440,000 reports about sexually exploited children on their cybertipline. They've assisted law enforcement with countless cases involving child predators.

The Ride for Missing Children is an annual event that honors our nation's missing children, creates more awareness of child victimization, and raises money to support the ongoing work of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Please consider supporting this worthwhile cause. Ninety three cents of every dollar you donate will go directly to NCMEC/NY/Mohawk Valley's programs and services. The funds raised by the Ride for Missing Children remain local to provide case assistance and spearhead prevention education services across New York State and support the mission of the Mohawk Valley Branch.

Since September 1995 NCMEC/NY/Mohawk Valley:

• Distributed over 5,237,313 posters of 3,603 missing children
• Successfully Recovered 2,152 children through poster distribution and case assistance

About the NY Branch:

The tragic abduction and murder of 6-year-old Adam Walsh in 1981 brought national attention to the issues faced by the families of missing children each year. Adams parents John and Reve Walsh, rallied our nation to change the manner in which we respond to the issue of missing and exploited children. The result was the establishment of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children through Congressional mandate in 1984. During the same time period in Rochester, NY, local businesses and community leaders, including Lou and Kathie Bivona and local child welfare agencies, responded by forming the Adam Walsh Child Resource Center also in 1984. Based in Rochester, New York, the Adam Walsh Center merged with the National Center for Missing Exploited Children in 1992 and became the Centers New York Branch. The Sara Anne Wood Rescue Center, Utica, NY, merged with the NY Branch to become our Mohawk Valley satellite office in 1995. And in 2006, a satellite office opened in Buffalo, NY.

Through this ride we are making our children safer…one child at a time.