My lodge does many of these events every year. We pay for the entire cost.



The child is fingerprinted, a cheek swab is taken for DNA preservation, photos and videos of the child are taken and all of that information is sealed in a packet for the parents.



The Masonic lodge keeps NONE of this information.



In the event a child is missing the parent can present the packet to law enforcement, who now have a recent high-quality photo and video of the child.



And, God Forbid, if a body is discovered an instant DNA analysis can be confirmed with the cheek swab.



To be honest it gets a little annoying as a parent and as a mason to continually have to correct the disinformation on this forum about the child ID program.



The program is a free and convenient way to help parents. The same type programs are put on by McDonald's, hospitals, law enforcement, churches, etc. It is certainly not the exclusive purview of Freemasonry.



In fact it's not even necessary to go to an event to get this type of information together. A responsible parent would have recent photos, videos and identifying information on their children anyway.



You will have to forgive my annoyance. This topic has been beaten over and over and over on ATS and all the other conspiracy theory sites.



Instead of trying to secretly videotape one of these events, why not just come down and watch. Ask questions. Look with your own eyes.



Or, you could just sit around and let Alex Jones poison your mind and think for you.