Awards program was developed by Honeywell and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in 2005 to recognize those teachers with the greatest commitment to child safety. The program is designed to encourage teachers at elementary schools nationwide to teach their students valuable and potentially life-saving lessons. Teachers can enter by logging on to www.got2bsafe.com and subm
itting a one-page lesson plan that emphasizes the Got 2B Safe! The program is open to U.S. teachers at accredited schools. The teachers with the top five entries receive free classroom makeovers valued at $10,000 and have their entries featured on the Honeywell Got 2B Safe! Additionally, another 100 teachers will receive gift certificates for classroom supplies valued at $500. About Honeywell
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and performance materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com. About Honeywell Hometown Solutions
The Got 2B Safe! program is part of Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company’s corporate citizenship initiative, which focuses on five areas of vital importance: Family Safety & Security, Housing & Shelter, Science & Math Education, Habitat & Conservation, and Humanitarian Relief. Together with leading public and nonprofit institutions, Honeywell has developed powerful programs to address these needs in the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.honeywell.com/citizenship. About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1984. Designated by Congress to serve as the nation’s clearinghouse, the organization has operated the toll-free, 24-hour national missing children’s hotline which has handled more than 3,472,740 calls. It has assisted law enforcement in the recovery of more than 169,840 children. The organization’s CyberTipline has handled more than 1,370,240 reports of child sexual exploitation and its Child Victim Identification Program has reviewed and analyzed more than 64,351,710 child pornography images and videos. The organization works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice’s office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. To learn more about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit its web site at www.missingkids.com.