Guardians Of The Children

1. Guardians Of The Children (G.O.C) St. Croix Valley Chapter Of Minnesota

2. What is Guardians About? GOC serves as a public benefit organization. We exist to educate the public about child abuse, and create a safer environment for abuse and neglected children

3. Who is St. Croix Valley Chapter of MN

4. What Do The Guardians Do? Spending time with children Positive influence on children Attending court with our wounded friends to lend strength and encouragement Bringing children into the Guardians family by a ceremonial adoption Riding for the benefit of children Public awareness Insuring children feel safe and secure to take their lives back from abuse Fund Raising all proceeds go to empowerment of the children.

5. Words We Live By Valor-Truth-Integrity Changing Children's Lives One Child At A time Bikers Providing Assistance and Protection For Abused Children Evil cannot be stopped; we can protect the innocent DON’T LET YOUR SILENCE DROWN OUT THEIR CRIES

6. Who Do The Guardians Help? Children Of All Ages And Circumstance Organizations That Support Children Who Have Been Abused Organizations That Fight To Prevent Child Abuse Organizations That Fight To Protect Children FromHarm

7. Founding San Antonio Chapter Guardians of the Children (GOC) was established in 2006 in San Antonio, Texas by a small but dedicated group of individuals who saw the need to educate and make our community aware of the ramification and the affects of child abuse brought to the children and their families. The abuse to children is a problem that affects all levels of our society which we must all be willing to address head on. We in GOC exist by our motto and that is; “Don't Let Your Silence Drown Out Their Cries"

8. Where are the Guardians All over up and down the St. Croix Valley and surrounding areas in MN & WI And several states in the union Growing every day

9. Guardians Mission Statement The mission of the Guardians of the Children (GOC) is to recognize and react to child abuse and educate the public to do the same: to serve as advocates to provide strength and stability to families in crisis: and to be a answer to the prayer of an abused child or teen for courage, support and protection

10. It was not enough to say you're against anything unless you’re willing to do something about it. The founders of GOC recognized that the smallest and most helpless citizens were victimize by selfish, cold-hearted, cruel cowards, and decided to do its part in the quest of correcting such a difficult predicament in our society. It was decided from the beginning that rather than just assist the victims and their families after the abuse had occurred it would also be beneficial to expend our efforts in the way of prevention. This emphasis on educating and making the public aware for the prevention of child abuse is what separates GOC from other organizations. As a Biker organization one must own a motorcycle to become a member of GOC. This is important because although there are many people and organizations who want to help the less fortunate in the community, GOC accomplishes its mission by way of who we are. Our goal in GOC is to instill a feeling of safety and peace in the hearts and minds of the victims and families we assist. A unique component of GOC to accomplish its mission is the mentality among bikers that we are all part of something bigger, {the whole is greater than the sum of its parts} and that is We stand as one prepared, to protecting our organization in order to protect our priceless resource, ‘the children

11. What if I want to Join The Guardians? • Q). What experience does one need to be a member? • A). None, only the desire to commit to our cause. • (Q). Do you have to own a motorcycle to join? • (A). You, do not have to own one, but you do need to have access to one. • (Q). What if you want to be a part of the organization but not really a member? • (A) .We do, use at times the help of individuals' non-members on case by case bases for selective events and this is always approved by the president first. • (Q) .Will I be able to join in all the events, even if I am just a supporter? • (A). Yes, as long as you have successfully passed a background check first. • (Q). How long does a new member have to wait in order to get patched? • (A) .All members are required to go through a 1 year probationary period prior to being eligible for a patch.

12. What if I want to Donate to The Guardians What can be donated? Monies or Anything that can be used for auction items or door prizes. Any new clothing, games, personals, luggage or bedding All donations Can be mailed to P.O. Box 114, Lake Elmo,MN 55042 Or You Contact the Treasurer “T-Hawk” T-Hawk1@live.com All donations are tax deductible and go directly to the empowerment of children GOC is a 501(c)(3) organization

13. How Do I Contact The Guardians? St. Croix Valley Chapter President “Boober” Boober@ymail.com St. Croix Valley Chapter e-mail gocstcroixvalley@yahoogroups.com Sgt@Arms “Lurch” kgeganjr@yahoo.com Hot Line 651-314-7906 Guardians of The Children National Chapters www.guardiansofthechildren.com Guardians of The Children PO Box 380223, San Antonio, TX 78268

14. Thank You Thank You for taking the time to learn a little of what the Guardians of the Children do. It not only takes a village to raise a child it takes a village to save a child. The more the word gets out the more children we can save. Please take the time to pass this on. Thank You again for your support we can’t exist with out you………

15. Children Are Our Future