Jun
25
PASSION FOR CHILD SAFETY
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A number of years ago I met Chip & Lisa St. Clair. Chip was the newly elected Regional Director for the Michigan chapter of Justice For Children, a child advocacy non-profit organization. As it turns out, Chip was networking local business owners in an attempt to get connected and develop a base to draw from and build a Board of Directors for the JFC chapter.
Rather than give you the cliff notes of Chip’s amazing story, I highly recommend that everyone pick up his best seller, The Butterfly Garden, Heath Communications, Inc. His memoir will change your life! Okay, I’ll give you just one small teaser to motivate you to visit amazon.com to buy the book.
A child is murdered, a prison break, a child born without an identity, more disgusting abuse, running to avoid the strong arm of the law for 26 years, betrayal, love, passion, and justice. I can’t wait for the movie.
As the President of the Board of Directors for the Michigan Chapter of Justice For Children, I have grown to love Chip like my own son. He never enjoyed a father’s love, for that matter, he never enjoyed a mother’s love. Oh yeah, Chip convinced me to join the board and ultimately take the helm as the President. It is my honor to serve with Chip, Lisa and the other fine members of our board.
Justice For Children works with the Judicial and Legislative branches of Government. While we don’t have direct contact with the abused children, Chip has been instrumental in getting some major legislation passed in our State House and Senate. He has met with John Walsh of America’s Most Wanted, Montel Williams and several other child safety advocates.
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