Las Vegas Walk

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED

Welcome to the Las Vegas Stop Child Trafficking WALK!
Join us Saturday September 26th @ 5pm

Event details.......

Where: Fremont & N8th Street, Downtown
Registration: begins @ 4pm

Route: Our route will move clockwise, as we start by walking down 9th Street, swinging over to walk North on Las Vegas Blvd then returning to Fremont St, finishing back at the beginning.

REGISTRATION:
Check-in for those already registered online will begin at 3:30. On site registration forms for previously unregistered walkers will also be available at this time. Check-in for those registering on site will begin at 4pm.

What to bring with you to the Walk:

• Your Fundraising Page printed from the website. Even if you do not have any money to turn in at the Walk, EVERYONE MUST BRING THIS PAGE…this is your Check-In Form.  See below on how to access your Fundraising Page
•  Any donations you have collected (these will be collected when you check-in…Please do not bring cash)
•  Your walking shoes 
•  We encourage Team Captains to bring signs with their team name 
•  Team Captains – remember to wear your Team Captain T-Shirt to the Walk

How to Print your Fundraising Page: 

• Go to:  SCTNow.org                      
• Click:  Sign Up for Walk            
• Participant/Team Search:  Type in your Name
• Click on your Name
• Print this page.  This is your Fundraising Page.  It has your name, Walk location and fundraising amount.

 What you’ll receive at the Walk:

• A warm welcome
• Refreshments
• A SCTNow Walk t-shirt if you turn in $100 or more
• A SCTNow tote bag if you turn in $250 or more
• The knowledge that you have played an integral role in bringing an end to Child Trafficking!

If you raise $100 by the day of the walk, you will receive your SCTNow t-shirt at the registration table. If you raise $150 before November 1, 2009 you will receive your t-shirt in the mail.
PARKING:

There are a few parking options available:
1) El Cortez has a free parking garage at Ogden and 7th Street
2) Residential areas south of the Walk Event Site could provide meter-less parking
3) Pay for city parking by the meter or parking garage.

SEATING:

Chairs will not be provided. Please bring outdoor chairs and blankets to sit on. If you have an extra, please bring one to share. Volunteers will stay on site during the walk to monitor and protect belongings.

FUNDRAISING:

As a city, we have set a goal to raise $25,000! The money raised will go to Stop Child Trafficking Now, who will use the funds to gather information on and convict child predators both in the U.S. and abroad. Please learn more at www.sctnow.org. Please note that donations will be taken at Saturday’s event.

Las Vegas Stop Child Trafficking Now Walk

Public Agenda

Saturday, September 26, 2009 

4:00 PM Registration

4:30 PM Welcome and Introduction

• Speaker(s): "Stories from the Front Lines: Local Experiences with Trafficking in Vegas"
• Speaker: Larry Lovelett from NPHY
• "Breaking Down the Walls: Family, Homelessness, and Industry"

5:15 PM WALK (Rain or Shine!!)

6:00 PM

• Speaker:  Dr Alexis Kennedy from UNLV and PSEC
• "Serious Solutions for a Demanding Problem: Four Integral Strategies for Ending Slavery.

 6:30 PM Closing Thanks

Fundraising Incentives
Raise $100 or more and receive your official SCTNow Walk T-shirt at the Walk!!
Raise $250 or more and receive your official SCTNow Walk Tote Bag at the Walk!!
Team Prize – Teams raising $5,000 by the prize deadline win a LCD TV

Las Vegas - The Facts:

• Nevada is a major destination for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking victims in the U.S. - over 400 prostituted children were identified on the streets of Las Vegas in May 2007 alone.
• 1,496 Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking victims, U.S. children exploited through commercial sex, from 40 states were identified in Las Vegas between January 1994 and July 2007.
• The high-risk conditions of Las Vegas - easy access to alcohol and drugs, 24/7 gaming,
  the hyper-sexualized entertainment industry - combined with the large, growing juvenile
  population contribute to the occurrence of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the area.
• Many of the professionals in Las Vegas who interact with trafficked minors identify them
  as Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking victims but due to a lack of alternative protective
  shelter facilities prostituted children are still arrested and placed in detention.
• The absence of protective shelters that address the unique needs of victims Domestic
  Minor Sex Trafficking is the single greatest impediment for all protection, prevention, and
  prosecution efforts.
• Clark County has the highest juvenile caseload in the U.S.
• Once arrested a pimp is often released on bail while the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking victim, who is expected to act as a witness, may be held longer than 15 days to ensure her testimony against her trafficker - usually, pimps are released and back on the streets long before their victims.
• As much as 30% of commercially sexually exploited youth - Domestic Minor SexTrafficking victims - served by WestCare in Las Vegas are pimped by a family member.
• The systemic limitations on Child Protective Services impede actions to remove Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking victims from trafficking situations.
• Out of all juveniles suspected of being involved in prostitution between January 2004 and 2006 nearly 41% had been victims of sexual assault and 21% were victims of familial molestation.