These are the responses we received from our Amber Alert GPS 2G child tracking device contest. There are some great ideas for use of this device besides the usual ones you might think of:

1. i would like to know that my son is safe, he is a toddler and like most toddlers wont sit still. he has found his  feet and always running off here and there. he isn’t much for one sitting in a push chair and always wanting out, he does not like a harness much. this unit will allow me to let him be next to me and if for any reason he does wonder off i can find him. thank you

2. I am a divorced father who is worried about where my daughter is when in her mother’s custody time.

3. My step son is 13 years old and severely disabled. He is non-verbal and the thought of anyone been able to take any advantage of his physical and mental state terrifies me. He is the most sweet-natured child there is and despite his autism, he is extremely friendly and outgoing towards people.

Obviously with his diagnosis he isn’t aware of the dangers that life can have. The basic things such as crossing the street etc are constantly at the back of both mine and my wife’s mind.

He does go to a great school that caters for his needs and also has wonderful aides that help him after school. However, when he is out in the public there are alwasy constant dangers and he needs supervision all the time.

The AAGPS 2G would be ideal for my step son. It would allow us to keep track of him and heaven forbid anything should happen (get lost etc) then at least we would have this wonderful device to monitor everything.

4. I have recently found your product on the internet, though a google search. (search engine optimization does work).  I am very impressed with your company.  I even called to ask a few questions and Mona was so kind, nice and helpful.  She really showed she cared.  I have been telling every one I know about your company of the past 72 hours.  One of my friends suggested an idea to me that I think would be a WIN-WIN for you and me.  So here it goes some history.

I am a single dad with 2 girls, 9 and 6.  My one daughter has down syndrome and is a runner. Not like she just darts off at the first chance she gets.  She is just in the moment.  When she sees something or feels like going somewhere she just goes.  No worrying, no indication, no nothing.  I have lost her more times than you have fingers and toes.  EVERY time it scares the **** out of me.  I thought this was hard when I was married, it is so much harder being a single dad who does almost everything with his kids.  Back packing, travel all over US and wanting to do more international travel as well, swimming, rafting, skiing, cycling, water skiing, sailing, climbing, you name it we do it.  My daughter is very fortunate, she is physically capable of doing everything, just not speaking clearly.  There in lies one problem, no one can understand her.  She can not tell some one my name, phone #, her name, address nothing that would help some one find me or get her back to me.  She does sign language, not everyone knows sign language, and her abbreviated version either.  She can make sounds and if you hang around her you will get her language and communication style.  

She is very open to people and has no fears about anything, which is great and bad at the same time.  The problem is she has no idea of what can hurt her or kill her.  She is great a doing new things, which for me is great.  She loves gymnastics and is very strong.  Stronger than most kids her age.  For a girl with downs, that is incredible.  I feel very fortunate.  Just she runs away at the drop of a hat & can not talk.  

I am a single father who has been divorced for a year.  My ex-wife got everything, house, cars, our company we started together.  I am starting over 100% and I get my kids 50% of the time.  I’m doing all that I can to start a new company and it is nearly impossible by myself to do it all.

A recent Example.
I was taking my girls swimming 6 Saturdays ago.  I got both of the girls swim suites on towels packed, sun screen on, snacks we where 100% ready. Except for me, I didn’t have my swim suite on.  I went up stairs put on my swim suite and came down.  The oldest turned on the TV and my other daughter grabbed the swim bag and opened the garage door and left on her own.  I didn’t panic just yet.  It was about a minute and 30 seconds she had been gone.  I ran out back shouting her name and running down the alley towards the public swimming pool.  She was now where to be found.  I ran back home and called 911.  I sent my oldest who was 9 on her bike with a walky talky and waited for the police.  When the officer arrived he said she is at the fire station.  She almost got hit by a car on a busy street in the opposite direction as the swimming pool.  The woman who almost hit her took her to the fire station.  

The officer who came to the door was the same one who was called when we lost her 4 weeks earlier for about 2 hours.  So he recognized the address and the little girl.  I told the officer that I just went up stairs and put on my swim suite and she was gone!  This time almost killed.  The officer said to look into a tracking system and so I have be reaching it ever sense.  The officer said if I don’t have something and she gets to many reports, social services will get called and I could lose my child.  He said he would not file a report on this one because she was returned to you so quickly and you did the right thing call us right away.  I will file one next time it happens though.

There are countless other stories of her getting away from other relatives, ex-wife, friends, baby sitters.  It is just a nightmare.  Just 2 seconds and she is gone.  The worst part is when she goes somewhere she always runs, with or without you there.  She likes to run, it is just who she is.  So she can gain distance from you fast!  I know if something ever happened I don’t know how I could live with myself.  You might know being a mother yourself.  My little girl means so much to me.  I learn so many great things from her.  The love that she has for people is truly remarkable.  I just want to do what I can.  I just am on a very, tight budget.

I have been searching for the best Child locater I could find.  And I know Amber Alert GPS is it!  

5. I am a single mother of 9 children I think this is a GREAT idea . When I was five years old a man came from behind me and tried to grab me and pull me down the stairs. I was so scared that I was never going to see my family and I would never be found. I do not want this to happen to my children or anyone else’s. I was only 2 houses away from my home . I have a 2 yr old and a 3 yr old a 7 yr old 9 yr old 11 yr old and a 13 yr old also my daughter has giving me a beautiful grand daughter she is 2 months old so you see I have many good reasons to use a  Amber Alert GPs. Where ever we go to the Park , Camping  , even when the right outside my home in the yard for good reason I am always worried and this would help with that to a point. Since I do not live in a wonderful neighborhood I live where there is a lot of crime this would give me a little peace of mind one step more to protecting the most important people in my life. 
 

6. I have a son that has a chromosome abnormality called mosaic partial trisomy 8.  He has no sense of fear and is very fast for a 4 year old, so he has slipped from our site a couple of times and it is a very scary situation.  We will be using the gps unit as a peace of mind and to be able to know where Austin is at all times.

7. I have three year old twins and I cannot tell you how many times they have wandered off in separate directions. I am a very devoted mother and am always holding their hands but of course there are times when they are playing at a park or there is not enough room in a bathroom stall for the three of us or one rounds the corner at the grocery store while the other knocks down all of the cereal boxes. I would hate to have to choose between my two children and have read your information thoroughly. I would find it very useful especially if I had two of them. Also I do plan to have more children and I know I could not carry a baby and hold two other childrens hands at all times! Please do whatever you can to ensure I receive your alert units!!!

8. I am planning on giving it to my neice and her husband who are first time parents of a beautiful baby girl and of whom I share my e-mails from you with.

9. I will use it with my 17 year old and
my 11 year old because I am always worried about where they are.  It is for
me to reduce my stress level.

10. Hi, I’m sure many people have great reasons to want an aagps, in my  
case it’s my two daughters 2 and 3. The thought of something happening  
to them is unbearable and even though I plan on purchasing 2 UNITS 
(depending on price) it would be nice to possibly win one with things  
as they are economically.
Congratulations on your launch and keep ip the great work!

11. I will use the device for my two year old daughter, my nieces, nephews, and my friends children. I feel this would be a great opportunity to provide safety to my family and also for my friends.

12. We live in XXXXX and that means outdoor fun 24/7.  We dont have really violent crimes against kids. Their have been a few, but it’s has been few and far between. But that doesnt mean i dont want to know where my child is. Keeping track of my child IS A 24/7 JOB, We live on a 5 acre farm and god knows what could happen. It’s all rock and boulders and not all grassy and nice. So keeping track is the all important job and duty. I would love to win the Amber gps 2g unit. For me and my family. I’m the only one employed so trying to buy this online is very difficult and financially impossible, so have this unit would be wonderful and having piece of mind knowing where he is all the time.

13. I want to win an Amber Alert GPA 2G unit!   And so does my 13 yr old daughter!  She wants one to carry with her wherever she goes.  She is an active teenager and a budding entrepreneur who is often in the public eye and media as she promotes her photography business.  Since cell phones are well known and obvious to perpetrators, a small device that can be slipped in a front pocket such as this is ideal.  We especially like the SOS button.

14. As every other concerned parent, I would use it to keep track of my little ones when they stay with the babysitter or spend the night at a friend’s house, just to be sure they do not go (or taken) where they are not supposed to!
 
Always useful to have a device like this in case you get separated in a crowded place, like an amusement park.

15. As a mother I feel that this unit is very important in keeping our kids safe. I have a 19 month old little boy and I am always so paranoid and worried about his safety. If I won one of these I would feel alot better because my son’s safety is very important to me.

16. I would use this unit to keep my 4 little girls safe! My husband works a second shift job and is gone all night, we have 2 daughters, ages 12 and 9 months, we also have permanent custody of my late sister’s little girl’s ages 4 and 5. We are continually worried about their safety, the father (my late sister’s x-boyfriend) is a veteran drug addict and a convicted felon who was just released from prison July 1st. on supervised probation in the state of XXXXX. Even though we are registered with the XXXXX Vine Network and the XXXXXX Vine network,  we still worry that the father of my nieces will “skip out” on his probation and show up here in XX to try and take the children. We would have more peaceful nights and less worry knowing that this unit was here to help keep our girls safe.

17. We live in XXXXXX and there are a lot of sex offenders who are free and living in this area. This is also a huge hub for human traffickers and children are often kidnapped here  and forced into the sex industry.
 
I would like to educate parents on the use of GPS devices and how they can be used to protect our children. I would use it for my youngest daugjhter but I would also promote your product to other parents who are also worried about the same issues. I plan on educating parents on keepinbg their children safe from predators and this GPS device would be a great way to start a conversation.

18. I plan on using the unit to protect my children while we are playing at the park and going shopping. I want to make sure if my 2 year old takes off that I can track him before anything horrible happens. Also while my ex husband is having supervised visits with my kids I can make sure they are safe if I lose sight of them at the mall.

19. I am a single mother of 9 children I think this is a GREAT idea . When I was five years old a man came from behind me and tried to grab me and pull me down the stairs. I was so scared that I was never going to see my family and I would never be found. I do not want this to happen to my children or anyone else’s. I was only 2 houses away from my home . I have a 2 yr old and a 3 yr old a 7 yr old 9 yr old 11 yr old and a 13 yr old also my daughter has giving me a beautiful grand daughter she is 2 months old so you see I have many good reasons to use a  Amber Alert GPs. Where ever we go to the Park , Camping  , even when the right outside my home in the yard for good reason I am always worried and this would help with that to a point. Since I do not live in a wonderful neighborhood I live where there is a lot of crime this would give me a little peace of mind one step more to protecting the most important people in my life. 

20. My son is four years old and he is terrible about thinking he can go outside 
without asking. Not only that but he has taken off on his bike several 
times, he hides in the clothes and such at stores, etc. and I am terrified 
about keeping him by my side. I have talked to him several times about 
strangers and the dangers of going outside alone but he is a social little 
guy and will talk to anyone so it scares me that he would be easily 
persuaded by a stranger. I am a very social person so I can understand why 
he is so talkative to people but this system would help ease my worries 
about knowing where he is at all times. Thanks for the chance to enter this 
contest!! Your news letter is great!!

21. We have a 1st and a 2nd grader.  We would use the Amber Alert GPS 2G to find out where they are when they are not where they are supposed to be.

22. I plan on giving it to my daughter. She lives in a heavily populated area – not that that is  a sign of anything. With her not knowing anyone where she lives and the strong possiblity of car jackings, I thoguht she could use the system. First so she can set her mnind to ease about where she lives and two so she can be a little bit at rest incase anything happens – God forbid.

23. I am thrilled you care enough about our children that you are investing all your time and energy into the newest Amber Alert GPS 2G child tracking device.  My reasons for wanting a child tracking device is multi-layered as with most parents.  

First a short history is I have 2 children, 5 & 6 that were brought into a warm loving family.  Unfortunately, when they were 2&3, we experienced a divorce which separated the kids from their father.  Over the past 3 years we have struggled with visitation becuase their father got mixed in with the wrong crowd.  Although I used to trust my ex-husband, his current life path & decisions are questionable.  I know I have no control over the events that occur when the children visit their father but its completely frustrating that I have close to zero contact when they are away.  My ex owns a cell phone but there is no reliability that he will answer when anyone calls.  

On top of complications with my ex, his current girlfriend has often times sabotaged his visitation weekends and intentionally turns off his phone when the kids visit so that they are unreachable.  There have been mutiple occassions where he has “lost track of time” and returned the kids to me 5-8 hours past our agreed upon time.  I called the police twice to report these incidents.  The added layer that scares me is that my ex has been in financial trouble with various contractors in the valley and I’m afraid that he may be in harms way or that someone who he owes money to will want to kidnap the children for ransom.  This is my worse fear!

I have done everything in my power to separate myself from his affairs but legally he is the father and has a right to see his children.  I just want to have that peace of mind that every parent wants in knowing their children are safe at all times.  I can’t change the past but I can proactively do what I can to protect the future of my children.  With your 2G tracking device, I can place it with my children when they visit their father but also reply on its multipurposeness to using it anytime we are in public.  You know better than anyone that the majority of children are abducted by someone they know.  I pray every night this will never happen to us but I want to be prepared in case it does.  

I will keep my fingers crossed that I am the lucky winner but even if I’m not, I think your product is the best of its kind and I will start saving money to afford 2 of them.  Perhaps you can run a special for purchasing multiple units for all of our children.

24. is my first experience tracking anything/anyone so I think I’d like to win the second GPS so I can put it in my laptop back to track that, perhaps my car or my luggage, but more than anything (If I’m satisfied with the way it works on my son.)  I’d like to see just how I could incorporate it with a new trade dress that I’ve been working on, and I would need the second GPs to also use as a demo in a lateral promotional way.  I’m a trade dress designer.  O.K. well, thanks for all the information,

25. I would use it on multiple occasion. I would use it every time my son leaves the house. I would use it when my son is being watched by a baby sitter. I would especially use it when we would go to big functions like fairs, movies, shows, etc.

26. I have 3 foster children who are flight risks and this would be extremely helpful for me. They will not run away from my home, but their parents would be glad to steal them from me if they can find them, and this would be extremely valuable to help return my children to me safely.

27. I plan to use it by having my 4 year-old have it with him so I can locate him in the case of an emergency.

28. I have twin boys and each have their own interests, like one likes basketball while the other likes baseball and sometimes I get pulled in 2 directions. With this GPs unit I’ll be able to track whose where.

29. We are raising our little nephew (since birth) who just had his 5th birthday this week – he has some behavior issues and Aspbergers Syndrome partially caused by circumstances of his birth and he loves to go on “walk about”.  He will see a bird or butterfly and decide to chase it or may see someone on a bike riding by and decide that they look fun to be with.  He has no concept of fear of strangers – everyone is his friend – and goes off to visit someone on his own almost every day (he even went to a total stranger’s birthday party once – they didn’t know who he was!!). Locked doors only partially slow him down  and reminders only seem to help for a very short time. Needless to say – we are greatful to live in a small town – but it is still worrisome.  We spend atleast 10 or 15 hours a week looking for him and we really need help tracking him down!!  We are hoping your product will be an answer. 

30. I was told at 18 that I wouldn’t be able to have a child and, at 38 I found myself miraculously pregnant with my one and only son.  My parents didn’t even live to see my son and I want, no I need any and all help I can get to make sure this precious treasure of mine does not get preyed upon by any disgusting creature.

31. I am in the midst of a custody battle, and I am fearful of his father,
however he still gets him 2 days a week right now.  For months our son’s
father refused to tell me where he lived, and I was not able to get an
answer from him, so I never knew where our son was when he was with him.
My son’s father has asthma and is not in good health, therefore I have
been fearful that if something were to happen to him, I would not even
know where to begin to look for our son. I had started looking into GPS
 units because that is the only thing I can think of that will let me
know where our son is, if he is taking him to places I have asked him
not to, and simply so that I know he’s not leaving the state with him.

32. When my 21 month old is
with relatives or babysitter.  He 
is a quick mover and shaker, this device 
would be great for all our outings.

33. I will use this for my daughter and for my daycare kids.

34. i would like to know that my son is safe, he is a toddler and like most toddlers wont sit still. he has found his  feet and always running off here and there. he isnt much for one sitting in a push chair and always wanting out, he dosenot like a harness much. this unit will alow me to let him be next to me and if for any reason he doese wonder off i can find him.

35. I would like to use it to track my daughter. She is 9 and while she seldom is apart from our sides we don’t know what might happen in the one or two minutes when she separates from us when we are out in public. Furthermore we travel on vacations and strange and new places lead to unexpected separations. It would be nice to have for these times.

36. Their father is bipolar, and has narcissistic personality disorder.  As such, he is a constant threat to their safety, in part due to the fact that he has disappeared from their lives for almost three years.  I would like to be able to send my children to activities afterschool, and go to the zoo and things without worrying that he will appear.  I also would like to be able to let them go with friends and family to places without needing to give the whole story of their embarrassing paternal unit.  As a single mom, I would have to save for several months to afford the unit – and I don’t want that to be too late.  Please choose me for the winner – you will be giving the peace of mind that the Amber Alert 2G was created to give.  And my daughter will not ever have to be nervous at the local playground again.  She will know for sure I will always find her, just like our favorite story book says.

37. I would like to give it to my 5 year-old granddaughter and if all goes well, another for the 3 year-old.

38. I’m a mother of 5 kids and the older they get the more they want to go places with their friends.I can’t afford alot.Not to long ago a man tried to take a little girl from our neighborhood.I would feel so much safer If I could have a way of keeping my children safe.

39. I plan to use this with my 7 year old son. I will just give you the short version of the story because it is really painful….
 
  I have had alot of trouble with his real father – he used to be a great man but over the past 5 years he turned out to be our worse nightmare. You see he started hanging around with the "wrong " crowd and started to use drugs, he got real abusive and we had to get out. I thought that if I didnt get my babies away from this  man that all three of us were going to end up dead. I am so grateful to my family for giving me the strength to stand up and get my children out of this very bad situation. He always told me that if I tried to leave him he would have me set up with drugs, then when I was in prison he would see to it that I didn’t come out alive then he was going to take my son and I would never see him again…. I have gotten our lives back somewhat but it is still very hard looking over my shoulder every single day just waiting for something to happen. I am so afraid that he will show up and try something that I hate to even send my precious little boy to school. Please help me keep my sweet baby safe from this man.

40. My husband has to travel a lot for work and we (my 2 yr old & I) usually go with him. We often find ourselves in strange towns that we’ve never been in. We would use our locator most, to feel more secure when we go on business trips to other states. I am always uncomfortable when we go away because of my daughter’s ability to become lost or taken when we are in a strange town.

On the times when my daughter and I are home, I am usually alone with her, since I am her primary caregiver. I would use my unit whenever we go out of the house – to the park, supermarket, children’s museum, etc.

41. I have a four-year-old son, who is a wanderer.  He is outgoing and social, and remarkably fearless, and FAST.  This is a hard combination, no matter how hard I try to teach him the importance of not wandering off.  Before he goes to Kindergarten this fall (the school is located in a bit of a dicey neighborhood in our town), I would like to get and Amber Alert GPS 2G device to give me a little peace of mind, since I work 20 miles away.

We have already had a couple of close calls – one was particularly scary.  

42. As a founder of a Child ID Program, I plan to give it to one of our families 
who is in great need after a loss of a child already this year.  Once you 
have lost a child, it becomes more evident how important tracking your 
children are.  Therefore, we plan on helping a grieving parent do just 
that…..

43. I have two daughters and we
live out in the country and they spend their summers at a campground/resort
with their Grandparents.  I would love to have the peace and mind knowing
that if something were to happen to them we could track them down.

44. I will use the device as a way to keep track of my grand daughter. My daughters ex has repeatedly stated that he is going to take her and we will never see her again. Of course he says this while he is drunk and then swears that he would never do it when he is sober. WE are a low income family and would have no way to track him down if he decided to follow through on his threats.  His family would help hide them as they always thought he was looking beneath him. His family has money and for the 8 years they were together treated my daughter like crap and now they are bad mouthing her to everyone they can in an attempt to make her look bad before the custody court date. I am just terrified that he will disappear one time he has her for the night, That is why I need an Amber alert, so I can make sure he doesn’t try to take the baby any where he is not supposed to.

45. Hi! I plan on sending this GPS device with my child to school every day. I plan to slip it into his pocket. I’ve already talked to him about what it does and how it works. He understands that I want this device with him , because I want him to be safe. My son is 10 years old and in the 5th grade. He thinks the whole concept of how the device works is “so cool!”

Thank you and I can’t wait for this device to be launched so I can get mine – but I’d love to win one too (because I have 2 children). God bless and thank you for this life saving technology!! My husband and I are so grateful for the peace of mind that this GPS unit will give us.

46. My son has autism.  He has wandered off before and I would use this Amber Alert GPS to keep track of him.

47. I will use this system to keep track of my 10 year old son, who is Autistic and 5 year old daughter, who is neuro-typical (NT.)

48. I have a very active (ADHD) 5 year old who is going to all day Kindergarten this year.
He is known to run off and I would feel so much better knowing where he is.

49. I would like to have this so I can put it on my 6 year old daughter without having to worry as much about her getting lost or abducted.  She is my special little girl, and would like her to grow up knowing that she had a mother that is not worried all the time. 

50. There are so many possibilities for this device.If i’m chosen to be the winner I would use this for my daughter. It would give an awesome peace of mind in knowing that Im doing everything I can to ensure my daughters safety.

51. My use would be for my granddaughter. I wish I had this years ago. We live by a trailer park, and she was playing with a friend. The next thing we knew, she wasnt with her friend anymore. Living near a lake really put a scare in us. We did finally find her at another friends house that I didnt know lived in the park. It happened to be the towns cops house and when I called 911, he heard it over the scanner.  What a scare!

52. My son has many medical conditions, and one of them is OCD.  It causes him to want to pick up everything he finds on the ground.  Many times he has wondered off in search for treasure in the blink of an eye!  I need this unit!

53. I want to use one because I am not confident in the school transportation that is provided for my deaf/non-verbal son. His school is over 30 miles away, and I would feel much better knowing where he is at any given time, if the driver took the proper route, drove within the speed limits, etc.

54. I am the mom of 3 
children and the stepmom of 3 more…my husband is a busy university student 
and I am a stay-at-home-mom. For obvious reasons, money is tight but our 
security on the children is even tighter. We live in a small town, but there 
are still issues here, we have stalkers and would-be abductors and the 
"normal" petty crimes…not to say that it is acceptable, but crimes happen 
no matter how small the area is! Our children range in ages from 14 years to 
our 4 year olds and are starting to  become social beings who enjoy going to 
friends houses and all over on their bikes etc. We have had to deal with the 
calls about our oldest son falling off his bike (almost being hit by a car 
in the process!) to our 4 year old taking off on the babysitter the other 
day. This gps system would be so helpful in tracking our children, because 
it would give us the ability to give them a little more freedom to go where 
they feel safe and we can still find them. Needless to say, I would start 
with the older children carrying the gps and eventually add the younger 
children as they desire the freedom as well. Anyway, I could list many 
reasons why I would love the device, but the main reason is my peace of 
mind, knowing that my children are safe when I am not with them!

55. I would use this for my 2 grandsons who are 5 and 6. they are full of energy and life. they are curious about everything and really keep us all on our toes. especially out fishing . running away in this day and age is not an option anymore. its a terror !

56. My plan to use this unit would be for my grandaughter. she was born with down syndrome and is now three years old. she is very active and hard to keep up with, i know everyone keeps good tracking on their children in the mall, grocery store etc., but things do happen very quickley sometime. the extra security this offers is awsome and just having that piece of mind would make it so nice.

57. I am tired of turning on the T.V. and seeing some poor, innocent child being abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered! I HATE watching T.V. now!…..Its a figure of speech!…I HAVE to watch my Nancy Grace!! Here is my point….I was in XXXXXXX Thursday working…came home, turned on Nancy…(She is my girl!!) and I saw a woman, walking like she normally does, and then she was gone! Just kidnapped!! No one has saw or heard from her yet. Bless her heart, GOD be with her, her name IS Kristie Cornwell… The point to this story is my 7 year old daughter is 98.99% of the time with me when I work! And this is a scary situation. I live in XXXXX, but XXXXXX is NOT far away from me!! I dont know what I would do if something happened to my angel! I would have to  KILL the scum that harmed her!! I would LOVE to have the AAGPS! It would make me a bit more relaxed….But I can never relax to the point of my daughter being absolutly safe, NO parent can! Its sad to say that when I was a little girl, we could play outside untill 11:00 at night and not have to worry about being kidnapped. It was around, but NOT like it is today! Now an 8 year old boy can swing on a swing without being kidnapped!

58. I want to use this to protect my four year old daughter. With this unit I will have a way of finding her.

59. We now have a four and a half year old now in school and a two year
old at home whom has some hearing loss in each ear. And while her
hearing is by far better with the aid of her hearing aids and as
parents we try to keep an eye on her as much as possible, I think it
would be an extra safety measure we would like to have in our
possession in case she gets lost or wanders off or fearfully something
worse. We try to spend as much time at parks and museums as much as
possible. Since we have not used daycare our children stay at home
with just me during the day. I love to see them playing by themselves
and interact with other children, but as a parent you may not want to
be paranoid but you have to have that third eye to watch for any
’suspicious’ activity from others. Because I know, parents look at me
’with wide eyes’ because I am the only male around when I take my kids
around town to play.

60. I would use it to keep track of 
my grandkids when they are out playing in the neighborhood, or when we go to 
crowded public places like museums, or ball games, the zoo, or any where. 
We do live in a small town, but that makes it hard for grandkids to 
understand that big cities and other places  are not just like home where 
everybody knows everybody and people watch out for each other.  Parents and 
grandparents also must learn to adjust their way of thinking, because 
trouble can happen anywhere.

61. I have never had children but I 
have 3 young nephews that I love dearly and they have made me aware of how 
precious childern are.  I cant even imagine the thought of harm coming to 
any of them.  The unit is for them!

62. Once again I would like to thank you for all your hard work,  I am so greateful for all the information you send me.and I plan to get the gps2g as soon as I’m able , I would love to win one but as you said there are alot of people who like myself have children they want to keep save. My great granddaugher is a beautiful 5year old with Autism and I worry about her, my greatgrandson is 4 and is very active and faster then a speeding bullet.  So please know that This old woman is very greateful for all your help in keeping my babies safe  .

63. I would use the device with my daughter. She is the world to me and allready I access my email via phone and so I may recieve amber updates asap. I keep an eye out and spread the news. Iwould never want t feel those feelings as well as I feel for those. She is 7 and around the time she wants alittle more freedom and would ease all our families hearts and minds. Thank you for your time and consideration.

64. well i have grandchildren and i would use it for them so i would feel alot
safer or i would give it to a friend who has a little girl who autism handicap.

65. I would use it to track my two rambunctious boys, a toddler and an  
infant transitioning into toddler-hood. Often times I can’t seem to  
keep up with them, so at least I have some piece of mind with Amber  
Alert GPS. Also it will help give me piece of mind whenever my boys  
are out with their baby sitter or grandparents who English is a second  
language.

66. I have a fourteen year old daughter and a three year old granddaughter that I am scared to death someone will try to take. What I would do if I had one is use it during school hours to keep track of my fourteen year old daughter and then when my little granddaughter was out shopping with me I would keep it on her. I do not ignore her when we are out but I have always been scared that someone would try to take them because of the way the world is today. Thank you for all the work you are doing to protect our children.

67. My 3 year old son was diagnosed with Autism shortly before his second birthday. He’s the youngest of three boys and we’re all devoted to ensuring his safety; even his 5 year old brother knows to check on him periodically!
 
We’ve had continuous problems with his ‘escaping’ the house. Fortunately, we were able to catch him before he went too far and we’ve been the epitome of vigilant as a family.
 
The thing is, as most parents with special needs children know, we all make mistakes. While small mistakes may not mean much in general, when you make them with a child who has special needs, it can be a life or death situations. Which is exactly what happened to us several weeks ago.
 
My mother-in-law and I made a late night trip to Wal-Mart after putting our son to bed. My husband was watching TV, so we decided to get some grocery shopping out of the way. On the way back, we turned into our subdivision. Our community is only half full and surrounded by miles of woods and parks. You can walk to the end of our street and be right in the middle of seven full-sized soccer parks with deep woods on all sides.
 
As we turned onto the street next to ours, we saw a figure running down the middle of the road. It was 10:30 pm. It was my 2 year old and he wore only a sleep shirt and had no shoes on. We’d left the front door unlocked and, unbeknownst to my husband, our son had slipped out. The thing is, had we been only a minute or two later, he would have reached the massive park and finding him would’ve taken many, many people. Needless to say, my mother-in-law and I were hysterical. My husband still blames himself.
 
We have desperately wanted a child tracker but aren’t able to afford it as I was recently out of a job due to back surgery. We did buy and ID bracelet and notify the police department and our neighbors but this would be a wonderful system to have.

68. I am a disabled mom on Social 
Security and I have a 6 year old and a 13 year old.  My 13 year old is 
pretty easy to keep track of, he has a cell and I make him keep it on him 
whenever he is out of the house.  My 6 year old is a different story.  Her 
age alone makes me worrisome.  We live in a trailer park community and I 
know many of the people here but you never know who is driving in and out. 
I make my daughter check in every hour and only go to homes that I know the 
parents but at her age she loses track and sees no danger. There is a play 
area directly behind me that she spends most of her time at and I can see 
her, but she likes to go for bike rides and walks with her little friends. 
If she has been gone longer then I feel she should have been, I have trouble 
trying to walk the park trying to find her, she usually just stops at a 
friends and forgets to call or come home and tell me and one of these 
devices would make it so much easier on me.  I could see where  she was and 
check on her immediately if she doesn’t check in.  We also like to try to go 
camping about once a month and of course she loves the playground, I try to 
get sites close to it so I can watch her but having this device would 
guarantee that if she left my sight I could locate her quickly.  She is a 
very friendly child who sees NO strangers.  We have had the talk many times 
about people she doesnt know and things she should not do but I fear for her 
because of her not having any fear.  We attend as many fairs and carnivals 
and zoos as I can fit into my budget as well and knowing if she gets away 
from me she could be located quickly is a wonderful thing that I thought 
would never come along. No device can take the place of supervision but this 
one can sure help make it much easier to know where they are at all times.

69. I will use it for my teenagers . I have 17 year old anda 18 year old. I lost three children before I finally was blessed wth  my two beautiful girls.  It doe not matter if our children are 2 or 18..We have to not take things for granted.Also, now that my mother is geting older I may use it for her the older she gets.

70. I have grandchildren I love dearly and cannot imagine life without them. I’m not sure how it works but if it saves our beautiful children of the world then I’m gonna be there.Thank you so much for the opportunity. We have amber alerts sent to our cell phone now. 

71. My youngest grandson is going into school in September and I want him to
have one. I am interested in the family plan since I have 4 grandchildren
and this may be my Christmas gift.

72. I plan to use it to keep track of my child when he is out in public with us. he tends to wander off sometimes and I could use it to better keep track of him. The other reason I want one is because I have had my son taken once and I live every day in fear it could happen again. I know I could never let it happen again, the first time almost killed me. I will do what ever I have to to prevent it from happening again.
 
73. I want to do everything I possibly can to protect my younger brother who has Down Syndrome. Although he is 51, he functions at the level of a 5 year old child.  Without winning one, I could never possibly afford one of these potentially life-saving devices.  I am unable to work due to inadequate funding to provide necessary coverage for my brother so I can work, so every day is a horrible financial struggle in addition to the neverending emotional stress of a single caregiver of a special needs person.  This device would go far in granting me peace of mind when he is not with me.

74. I have a nephew that likes to play outside.  The Amber Alert GPs would be a great help to insure his safety.

75. My kids are 4 and 2…. two things occur to me… one is that they are  
likely to pull it off if they can and two that they are rowdy so the  
risk of them breaking it concerns me. I am a stay at home mom and I  
rarely leave the house… but I plan on using it when we are  
together… at the mall etc. We were out at Universal Studios on a  
really crowded night… shoulder to shoulder… & had both boys in  
their strollers… I always felt secure when I had them buckled in but  
I looked down just as my, then, 3 year old was climbing out and about  
to jump down. If I hadn’t looked down at that moment he might have  
gotten down and in that crowd could have been easily lost. He didn’t  
know his last name or our names. I realized then that this was a great  
back up at all times… sort of like my mom always having her hand in  
my back pocket when I was a kid. I feel that the only way to really  
assure our kids safety is to see to it ourselves… so I won’t have my  
kids walking through the neighborhood or riding their bikes alone…  
but as they get older and need some autonomy… then this will come in  
even more handy. I have some ideas for future models if anyone is  
interested.
thanks for al you’re doing… this kind of thing entered my head about  
20yrs ago… I actually wrote it down… thank you for being someone  
who actually gets it done!

76. I would love to be able to know where my kids are at all times.  We  
have recently moved to a new city back in april 2009 and before now my  
son who just turned 13 yrs old and my daughter who just turned 10 yrs  
old have never been allowed to play outside because I was worried  
about the toll rd and them getting took.  Now that we moved into a  
house i allow them to ride their bike. Which is worse because i dont  
always know where they are. I live in a very family oriented  
neighborhood where a few of the neighbors do scold the kids if they  
are doing something wrong. Which makes me worry even more. I’ve always  
been told bad things happen everywhere but most times its in the  
neighborhood you trust the most.

77. I plan on using this product to make sure my 9 year old child stays safe.  When I am not with her I can check and make sure she is at school.  When she stays with friends I can check up and her. As she gets older and wants to go more place I will feel safer.  This can be a learning tool also.  By seeing where she has been you can reveiw her decisions with her so she can make wise safe choices in the future.

78. I have a son who has Aspergers, and is all the time running away.  He has 
gotten lost in department stores, and while on vacation on the boardwalk.  I 
found him sitting on a jet ski that was in the water and docked on a pier. 
He cannot understand the concept of “stranger danger”, and will jump into 
anyone’s car.  While on vacation one year, a group pulled up to load their 
luggage after checking out, and he jumped in their car as we were also 
departing.  He goes and gets into cars that stop by our neighborhood yard 
sale too.  Most of the time I see him and can get to him, but there has been 
an occasion when I didn’t, and a man getting ready to leave, asked me if I 
was missing a child!  We also go to a lake about an hour from our house. 
My son wanders away from there as well.  I have had to walk the neighborhood 
there looking for him, and praying that he didnt’ fall into the lake.  He 
also walks right into people’s houses whether he knows them or not.  He 
doesn’t meet a stranger, and that is a huge fear of mine that he will 
someday be assaulted, kidnapped, or worse.

 Our son is a triplet, and was born at 27 1/2 weeks gestation.  He suffered a 
brain bleed, which caused some brain damage.  He is developmentally delayed, 
has ADHD, and suffers from epileptic seizures.  I ordered a medical ID 
bracelet for him, but he can take that off, so it is only useful as long as 
he wears it.

79. I just wanted to say that it’s awesome that you guys are waiting to send it out until all of the bugs are worked out.  I know there will be some parents that want it now, but those of us who use computers and have Microsoft Windows on their computers, all should know by now what happens when a product is released to the public before the developers feel that it is ready!  I would want it to be ready for my child before it was released!  My computer is one thing and can be replaced if something goes wrong, but my children can’t be replaced!
 
80. My daughter is only 18 months old and thankfully she’s never been too far from me and my husband.  But I can see the comfort and security this device would have.  I went shopping at a mall the other day and set my daughter down.  Within two turns around the clothes racks she was gone.   I found her quickly but for those few moments it was terrifying.  I can’t imagine having that feeling for any longer than I did.  I’m sure this situation will come up again as she gets older and this device would be a great help to let me know if she’s been taken or just browsing the toy section.  Thanks so much for all you do!

81. We are going to Disney in November and this would be great to have if we were to lose eachother in the crowd.

82. I would be forever grateful for a tool like this,most of all for when my child isn’t with me. I know he’s ok while with me,its the times he isn’t when I worry the most! I have nightmares about him being snatched away from me.I would be so relieved to have this very helpful device,and a sense of “I will never lose him”.

83. I have a four year old standard poodle who loves to go on walks in the neighborhood without me, unsupervised— thought this would be a great way to track her!

84. I want to win the gps alert system for my son. He has autism, is non-verbal and a runner. I fear for his safety alot and I really love him.

85. My grandson and I spend alot of time at the park and I would feel much safer knowing where he is,in the event that we would get separated.

86. I absolutely love this product. If I won I would use to keep track of my 9 year old daughter. Recently we bought her a cell phone but soon realized that she has to be reminded to charge it & put it in her backpack. As a parent this worries me because ‘what if there was an emergency?’ with her phone battery dead she would be unable to contact anyone. With the Amber GPs 2G unit I can I have her wear it on her belt & feel at ease that I know her where she is at….especially when she walks home from school! This is a great product for my daughter to wear to the park as well!

87. it will be very comforting to know that at any time, we will be able to track my 4-yr old grandson; be it at a shopping mall, water front, pre-kindergarten school; child care provider; abduction; or with daddy - the possibilities are too numerous.   

88. I am the mother of 4 minor children.My kids has a developmental delay specially with speech and explaining where they are and what they doing.I would love to have   your new Amber Alert for my children because a lot of times I have no control over them when they are under care someone other then myself.This way I would exactly know location of them and be there for them in case of emergency.My kids incapable to even dial emergency or call anyone in case if they need it help they not fully understand where they are and if stranger would ask them they would not tell their name neither phone the communication holding them back from anything.It will give me some piece of mind little information to know something that could drastically change something to save a life of the little one to prevent from worse.Thank you! I will do my best to get your device but its will be difficult to buy 3 of them the only income in the home is child support we are low income family and myself I’m survivor of domestic abuse.Your device could possibly change everything for good in my life and the life of whole generation.

89. I really cannot tell you how I would use it as my daughter is only 3 yrs old. If I were to put it around her neck I know she’d be pushing that button every 2 seconds. To be honest, I actually have not had the time to read the whole web page (full time worker and full time mother when not working) so I’m not so sure what other ways I can assure my daughter could keep it with her…..as I said, she’s 3 and other than sewing it onto her clothing, there’s no way she’d keep it on her.

90. I have 2 children. They are 1 and 2 years old. Their father abandoned us 3 months ago. He has been threatening things that make me think he is going to take the children. He hasn’t visited them since he left, and doesn’t call them. If he came, they would not know him. My two year old daughter is precocious and super friendly, and I’m afraid that someone will try to take her. I would love to have a protection like this. I would be able to teach her how to use it if I am ever not there, even with her father. It would make me feel so much safer, and just knowing I would be able to find her would put my mind at rest some.

91. My son has downs.  We have had several moments where we stopped breathing when we didn’t know where he was.  Thank God we have found him every time, even though he was home and perfectly safe, “most of times”.  Once we were at Disneyland with three of us there to keep an eye on him and he wandered off.  Sure we found him within what was probably five minutes or less, but it may as well have been hours or days.  That episode changed the tone of our vacation and although Nate loves Disneyland, we haven’t been back.  Another time, he wondered off at school during outside play.  We didn’t even find out about it until the end of the day when his teacher sent a note home with him.  Now sending him off to school has a whole different feeling.  We trust the Teachers and don’t blame them.  But what if something serious had happened to him?

How will we use this devise????  I think Nate’s story speaks for itself.  We’ll use it for a piece of mind.

92. have a 26 year old daughter who has Down syndrome.  She is living independently (with lots of support) in her own apartment.  She utilizes the public bus system and she carries a cell phone.  She is out and about in the community on a daily basis.  Her cell phone has musical ring tones and she often dances when her phone rings instead of answering the phone!  Sometimes I try to call her to see if she’s OK and when she doesn’t answer; I get very worried.  I tried another GPS product but it simply didn’t work well at all.  I am anxiously looking forward to getting her the Amber Alert GPS 2G unit!
 
And, by the way, Julia, I do understand about a launch as I have worked in the software industry for about eight years!  I wish you luck in surviving the next week or so!

93. I want to put the unit on my neice.  We all adore her and want her protected no matter what.  I think the economy is getting worse which means more crime and more abductions of children.  I believe this is the future anyways.  BTW I work for the Fox News in XXXXX so if you want to try a posible story, let me know.

94. I have a 3 year old son who is constantly on the go,and isn’t afraid of NOTHING.He is a typical 3 year old,and totally loves to explore.We live on a couple acres and are outdoors people-we also enjoy attending community activities,and going countless places as a family.No matter how close of an eye you keep on any child there’s always the chance of you turning your head for a second too long and anything could happen!

95. I plan on using this with my 6 yr. old daughter and my 2 grandkids ( from my 24 yr. old son). This would be great for us. I am very grateful just for the opportunity to possibly win one. I am also very grateful to all of you and everything you do for all of us and our children and grandchildren.

96. Back in March of 2006 I was violated. He was someone I knew, 6’4, 200lb, 9yrs older, & and a fire fighter. (I’m 5’3 all of 95lbs) (we live over 5 hrs apart)

We have no family or close friends and I have struggling with the incident since then.  The silver lining to that story though, is that I bore a beautiful little girl.  This is after 17 years of the specialists telling me that I would never be able to conceive again due to cancer. ( I have a 19yr old and an almost 21 yr old now)

The man has made many threats somehow made a key to my house and tried to break in, etc. to try and get his ‘trophy’.  A man who at 46 has never been married or raised any children.

I have been told by different attorneys to take my daughter and run, that justice is not always done.  

I had a dead bolt put on my bdrm. door and although I have a 3 bdrm house I put her in my room with her own little bed for fear of him breaking in and trying to take her.  

For 2 1/2 years when I go to take a shower (after she’s asleep) I set my phone on 911 JUST in case he gets in my house and takes me down, maybe I can push the ‘green’ button on my phone and have the cops get him before he goes far with her.

He is a man who is in to child pornography and believes in polygamy.  I fear so much for her being alone with him.  Social workers here were worried about my case because it was similar to another case where a woman ended up stabbed to death in front of her kids at an intersection.  He is known to be doing what’s called ‘walking on the border line of what’s criminal and not criminal’. They have sent no contact orders to him which he broke and got arrested, now his probation is over this month and he is trying to sue me for full custody of my daughter.  I told the prosecuting attorneys that the no contact order would not protect us and just fuel his anger.

My apologies for pouring my heart out on here, but it’s been a rough 2 1/2 years.  My daughter was VERY sick and was in NICU when she was born, I ended up in Physical therapy for 1 1/2 years after the ordeal.

I fear weapons so I have not purchased any although I’ve been advised to.

97. i want win the amber 2g unit  it will be use to help keep track  of my only child and give me and him pieice of mind.

98. i plan on using it for peace of mind in crowded places (state fairs, disney world, airports).  it only takes seconds out of site for a child to disappear.  fortunately most incidents do not turn out tragic, but the reality is that some do.  as a parent, i want every tool available to me.  if i could have a microchip implanted in my child, i would!  with all of our technology, i don’t know why we don’t do more to be able to track our loved ones in an emergency.  
 
99. my 2 daughters and i are in danger. i have a current PFA against an ex whos mother lives 2 doors down from me. in the past 6 months i have endured my tires getting cut, my car getting keyed and numerous break in attempts. the police cant do anything because he runs and they cant find him.. he is a delusinal alcholholic and believes theat my youngest daughter who is 3 weeks old is his. he says he plans on hurting me and taking her, i dont knw if he has plans for my 3 year old or not. im scared to leave my house and go anywhere with the kids. i take them to parks an hour away from my house. i have my fiance unemployed becuase im scared my ex will hurt me and kidnapp my daughter so he is here with me 24/7. i know this is probably not the worst you have heard but i ust fear my little one will disappear. thank you for your time and listening to m story.

100. My wife and I are grandparents who are 
always worried about our little ones.  We want to protect them from anyone 
else so they cant steal them. 

101. my 5 year old Grandson who has a brain disorder.  He had surgery 2 years ago to remove a brain bleed deep in his brain.  So far it has been successful but he had episodes of disorentation. 

102. I am always looking up online amber alerts checking through out the day praying there will be none but it breaks my heart to see so many. THis new GPS is awesome I was hoping for something like this.
 
I would use this system to help in anyway I can to bring our children home. It just breaks my heart to know there is a child missing. I want to to whatever I can to help in anyway to save one life.

103. My daughter is severely disabled, and wanders away from home A LOT!  
This has gotten better over the last few months, but taking her to a  
mall is a nightmare. It’s only a matter of luck that we’ve managed to  
find her every time! So, if I were to win the Amber Alert GPS, it  
would be going on my 13 year old daughter.

104. I want one of these for my Grandson.  He is 4 and goes to day care as both his parents have to work.  His Mother is deathly afraid that someone will take him or he will just wonder off because he is so very inquisitive!  We are also taking him to Disneyland in Nov. and this would be just the thing to have in case he wonders off or God forbid some one snatches him. 

105. I want to be able to track my little nephews. I have bad knees, and they are FAST!

106. I have 7 children who have special needs. some are getting to the age where they need to learn how to walk to school. with a child locator I could worry less about their new journies in life.

107. I will give it to my son to protect my 3 year old granddaughter.

108. My son of 2 years in school will in the coming year and I am concerned very much with this, I know that this device will help me a lot

109. Our only child is 5 years old and starting kindergarten in a couple days.  We really like her new school, but the playground is not enclosed, which is a concern.  Also, she will be attending school for 6.5 hours a day, which she is not used to, so it would be nice to be able to monitor her periodically during the day to make sure all is well.  We look forward to learning more about this device and ensuring our daughter is safe and sound and always where she should be!

110. I plan to use the device for our autistic son.  In addition, we will use our experience as a testimony for other parents with students enrolled in XXXXXXXX, the school for children with autism that I administrate. I am involved in a few other community groups that I can share information regarding the 2G with too.  I am also interested in this device for my dad, as a safety net if he gets lost due to his advanced years. Are here any special concerns when using this device with adults?  We’re very excited! 

111. I would use this device to track the whereabouts of my two children when they are at school and also when we are all together at the park or other public events.   I have followed the tragic Madeleine McCann abduction case closely and am not naive about what people are capable of doing to children and their families.  I want very much to protect my children.

112. I plan to use the device as a means to know that my 6-year-old daughter 
is still within the safe zone when at school/babysitter, to provide her 
a quick way to call for help should she encounter danger, as well as to 
know her location should she ever become lost.  I hope to keep her safe 
when I cannot be with her.

113. I will definitely use this for my wandering 3 year old who thinks she is already too cool to hold mom and dad’s hand anywhere we go, and possibly for my oversocial 5 year old who can befriend a fig tree if he wanted to!