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	Secret Safe Place for Newborns For District Attorneys Speakers Bureau Public speaking opportunities provide a way to reach many people who can carry the message of A Secret Safe Place For Newborns to many other people. Often local Chambers of Commerce publish the names and contacts for local civic clubs and other organizations. If this information hasn't been published, it can be gathered by calling local contacts for these groups and asking for the names of their program chair people. Program chair people are often looking for interesting speakers for their groups. The best approach is to write them offering a speaker and then follow up with a telephone call. <-- Previous | Next -->	Sample Letter Offering Speaker   Dear Program Chairperson: The problem of infant abandonment and violence is an American tragedy. Many infants are abandoned by their mothers under unsafe conditions each year. Some are sick. Some are injured. Some mothers murder their newborns. Mothers involved in these incidents are usually in crisis - they have kept their pregnancy a secret or they are unable to cope with their newborn. The traditional way to try to prevent these tragedies has been the threat of prosecution. Now a new solution - that can prevent these crimes before they take place - is available in our community. It is called A Secret Safe Place For Newborns and it provides a safe place for mothers in crisis and their newborns. (Name) of the District Attorney's Office is available to explain how A Secret Safe Place For Newborns can save lives in our community. (He or she) will also review the promises A Secret Safe Place For Newborns makes to mothers and the requirements of mothers under our laws. I'll call you to arrange an opportunity for (name) to be available to speak to your group. Sincerely, ____________