April 4, 2002
MARKHAM, Ontario -- Power Interactive Media, Inc. (OTCBB:PIAM) a developer and marketer of advertising and infotainment kiosks, announces a partnership agreement with Child Watch of North Americain which pictures of missing children will be displayed to the public through the Power Interactive Media Network currently being placed in retail outlets, restaurants, sports complexes and sports bars throughout Canada.
In addition to pictures of missing children and their information, Power will also display Child Watch's logo, Web site address and toll-free number. Power will also provide a "page loop" on advertising display monitors for Child Watch special projects and fund raising programs.
Power Interactive will also provide information on kiosk location to be used for targeting specific areas when necessary.
In return, Child Watch will profile Power Interactive on its Web site and through other Child Watch outlets.
Don Wood, president and founder of Child Watch said, "These interactive kiosks will be viewed by thousands of people and with one in six missing children recovered because someone recognizes a picture; the value of this partnership is obvious. Child Watch has recovered over 125 children since 1995 and with this program we hope to bring even more of our missing children home."
Power Interactive President Ronald Terry Cooke said, "Our company is pleased to be a benefit to the community in such a positive way; and we wish to thank Don Wood for trusting us with this great responsibility."
In conjunction with Child Watch, Power Interactive Media hopes to expand their relationship into other areas, such as photo ID cards of children for parents and photo kiosks at hospitals to photograph newborns as well as provide a biometric registry capability for babies.