SHT Ambassadors First 2013 Meeting

Good Morning Everyone,

The Ambassadors group had our first meeting of the semester last Thursday, and had roughly 15 members attend.  We discussed tee shirt possibilities and voted on the design we liked best. We should be ordering the tee shirts soon.  We also discussed hosting another 1.2 Mile Walk on the UMKC campus to raise awareness to the fact the average age a girl is forced to be raped for profit is only 12.  We will begin planning immediately for this event in the Spring.  We also heard from Russ Tuttle, leader of The Stop Trafficking Project's efforts, in regards to a $150 donation ASHT made to TSTP. This donation supported TSTP purchase "Only 12" bracelets to pass out and distribute to those interested in raising awareness.  The UMKC Ambassadors group is also trying to start other Ambassadors groups on other college campuses, such as Rockhurst.  We will hopefully make further progress in creating those collegiate Ambassadors groups.

Also, tonight, Jan. 31st, at Crosse Point Church in Shawnee, KS, is hosting an event to raise awareness about Human Trafficking.  They are collecting toiletry and hygiene items for victims of Human Trafficking, and putting those items in purses that were collected at a local concert in Kansas City, called Winter Jam.  The purses will then be delivered to victims of Human Trafficking at Veronica's Voice.  Local efforts will be present at the event, as well as the Christian radio station, KLOVE.  The event is from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. and we strongly encourage anyone interested to join us. We will also be showing Nefarious, a Human Trafficking documentary.

Our next meeting is Feb. 21st at 7:00 p.m. We are looking forward to another great semester and hope to recruit more members to join our efforts and join the fight in combating Human Trafficking.

If you're reading this, please take a few moments and visit www.stoptraffickingproject.com and www.only12.com to find out what individual steps you can take to do your part in combating the issue.

Together, we can do this. Don't ever think the problem is too big to tackle.  We can pull together and make a large impact in combating Human Trafficking!

-Kory