MoCHIP program returning to Butler Oct. 6th during Huckster's Day

“MoCHIP” Event is returning to Butler! Sponsored by 32nd Masonic District of Missouri Local Lodges: Butler 254, Appleton City 412, Adrian 368, Amsterdam 141

What is MOCHIP? MOCHIP is a comprehensive child identification program designed to give Missouri families a measure of protection against the ever increasing problem of missing and abducted children. MOCHIP stands for Missouri Child Identification and Protection Program. The program uses a computer disc to provide information to the parents. Microchips are not used in the program.

Missouri Freemasons are bringing this program to communities throughout the State. The Missouri Masonic Children's Foundation, the sole sponsor, is working with local Masonic Lodges to provide consistent and comprehensive MOCHIP events as part of their ongoing commitment to Missouri's children and families. This program is provided "FREE OF CHARGE" to every Missouri family who participates.

How does it work? The program consists of five major components: Digital Photographs, Digital Fingerprints, Child Information and Emergency contacts, Dental bite impression, Two (2) laminated ID cards. We ask that all participants fill out a Permission Form to participate in the MOCHIP event. Parents or guardians then fill out the Information Collection Sheet with information about their child. All information is voluntary.

The digital photographs, digital fingerprints and Child information and emergency contacts are given to the parent or guardian of the child on a mini-CD computer disk. The information on the disk is compatible with the format required by the "AMBER ALERT" program.

The dental bite impression provides an impression of the biting surface of the child's teeth, which like fingerprints, are unique to each individual. The dental impression collects enough saliva to provide a DNA sample and a source for a scent for trained canine search and recovery teams. Together, these five measures provide a powerful and recovery tool.

Who can participate? Any child from the age of 0-21. Whether it is from Missouri or bordering states, or visiting relatives for that matter, MOCHIP will process any child. Our goal is to keep kids safe!

Let’s Clear up a few Misconceptions: MOCHIP = Missouri Child Identification & Protection program. We do not use Microchips or any other invasive "chips." NO INFORMATION IS RETAINED. PERIOD! After each MOCHIP event, individual computers are wiped clean of all gathered information using specialized software, after which the private, password protected, MOCHIP server undergoes a 3-phase specialized deletion process to obliterate all files collected that day. This process takes anywhere from 45 min. to 2 hours, depending on how many children had been processed at a particular event. All that is retained by the sponsor, the Missouri Masonic Children's Foundation, is the signed permission slip that authorizes the foundation to collect the information then disband of it. IMPORTANT TO NOTE: None of the computers and/or equipment has, or ever will be, subject to any particular or extraneous Internet connections, and therefore cannot be "hacked" into for any reason for the purposes of obtaining privileged information. The MOCHIP diskettes provided are encrypted.

This event is endorsed by:
Bates County Prosecuting Attorney Hugh Jenkins
Butler Chief of Police Jerry Boyd
Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson
National Center of Missing and Exploited Children

Event date: Oct 6th. 11 W. Dakota (South side of square) Hucksters Day 10:am to 2pm Please check the local medias for additional information or go to www.butlermasons.org.