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A Community Outreach Program
Sponsored by Dignity Memorial
1-800-DIGNITY
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About Us
Dignity MemorialŪ Escape SchoolŪ is an abduction prevention program that empowers children and parents by providing them with ways to recognize, avoid or escape potentially dangerous situations. Designed to be a catalyst for home-based instruction, parents are encouraged to attend the hour-long presentation with their children so they can reinforce the knowledge that leads to smart choices.
Delivered free of charge by trained Dignity Memorial funeral care professionals, presentations are often requested by community organizations, church groups, scouts and schools. Offered in an entertaining and non-threatening manner, the program teaches children how to differentiate between good and bad strangers, the common lures abductors use, how to "get away, right away" and how to find help when needed. In addition to teaching key concepts, presenters engage children in demonstrations featuring several simple yet highly effective techniques for escaping dangerous situations.
The program has also been featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Good Morning America," "America's Most Wanted, " "Leeza," "Hard Copy," "The View," and in "The New York Times," the "Washington Times-Herald," and "Parents" magazine.
The Dignity Memorial Escape School program is sponsored by the Dignity Memorial network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers.
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Dignity Memorial® Family Safety Advisory Panel
Charlie Spencer
Formerly with the New York City Police Department's Special Operations Division, Charlie Spencer holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from the New York Institute of Technology. Charlie is a certified Dignity Memorial Escape School instructor and serves on the Dignity Memorial Family Safety Advisory Board. He has made several appearances on the MSNBC television network demonstrating abduction prevention strategies to help keep children safe.
Diana Segvic Vazquez, M.A.
As Manager of Community Relations and Marketing for the Dignity Memorial network in Texas and Oklahoma, Diana Segvic Vazquez has a current perspective on child safety. She has a Master of Arts in Sociology, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Political Science and Minors in Sociology and Spanish. Diana has presented the Dignity Memorial Escape School to more than 5,000 parents and children and serves on the Dignity Memorial Family Safety Advisory Board. Diana is a strong advocate for bettering the lives of children. Her volunteer activities include: working with children in orphanages, tutoring at-risk youth and assisting in the assimilation process for refugee families in the Houston area.
Laura J. Macho
Graduating from St. Thomas Aquinas College in 1983, Laura Macho earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice. Laura then pursued a career in the funeral service industry and graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in 1993, Summa Cum Laude, receiving both the Faculty Award and the Sigma Alpha Award. Licensed in both New Jersey and New York, Laura is currently the Director of Public Relations for three major markets in New York and New Jersey and has been affiliated with Dignity Memorial Escape School and Dignity Memorial Smart and Safe Living for more than five years.
Do you have a question for the Safety Panel, email it to Safety Panel Question.
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About Dignity Memorial
Dignity MemorialŪ has started a quiet revolution in funeral, cremation, and cemetery services.
Offered through more than 1,600 North American providers, the Dignity Memorial brand is distinguished by standards, options, and values not found elsewhere. Each provider offers a 100 percent service guarantee, underscored by the signed pledge of every employee to demonstrate service beyond expectation. And all families served by Dignity Memorial firms are eligible for benefits that include:
- A simplified arrangement process, designed with the help of families we have been privileged to serve
- Bereavement travel services that search for the lowest applicable airline, hotel, and car rental rates for those who must travel from out of town
- A 24-hour Compassion HelplineSM staffed by grief management professionals
- Access to a library of grief management books and tapes
- National transferability of prearranged services in the event of relocation
- And many more discounts and values that further distinguish Dignity Memorial from its competitors
Staff professionals of Dignity Memorial providers enjoy the funeral and cemetery industry's most advanced training, and the excellence of their work is validated by tens of thousands of families who respond with notes of appreciation and thanks each year. In addition to serving individual families, Dignity Memorial funeral homes and cemeteries contribute to their communities through outreach programs that ensure the safety of children and senior citizens, honor the bravery of public servants, and preserve the memory of those who have served their country and died in the line of duty.
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