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"I have worked at a truck stop for almost 5 yrs and only recently we had to watch a training movie on trafficking! It was shocking and now I tell my drivers and friends trying to maybe save at least one life! Thanks for informing me!" - Karen Mocklow Lambert |
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Hello friends and supporters,
TAT has had a busy first quarter in 2012. We've made new partnerships, attended trucking conventions and spoken at numerous events to spread the word about how truckers can and are making a difference in the fight against human trafficking. We are so thankful for your support, and we're excited to see what 2nd quarter brings.
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 UPS vice president joins TAT board
The Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) board of directors elected Bruce D.D. Mac Rae, state public affairs vice president for the west region of UPS, as a board member in its February meeting.
"Bruce's passion for the issue of human trafficking, combined with his outstanding connections within the trucking industry, make him an ideal TAT board member," commented Kendis Paris, TAT national director.
At UPS, in his area encompassing the states of California, Hawaii, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Alaska, Bruce deals with local, state and federal issues effecting UPS.
He began his UPS career in 1978 as an un-loader in the Anaheim package facility, becoming a full-time driver and Teamster Union Shop Steward in 1983. In 1987, he was promoted to preload supervisor. Bruce has risen through many positions, acquiring skills in operations, industrial engineering, hazardous materials, customer relations, community/public relations and security investigator.
In addition to his regional responsibilities, Bruce plays an active role in and beyond his community, serving on boards of such organizations as: The American Legislative Exchange Council-ALEC, CTA (California Trucking Association), chairman of the Orange County Sheriffs Drug Use is Life Abuse organization, Los Angeles Sheriffs Youth Foundation, Nevada Motor Transportation Association, Arizona Trucking Association, CSULB 49er Athletic Board and the Life Through Art Foundation (LTAF) Cooking with Kids (CWK) to name a few.
UPS vice president and new TAT board member, Bruce Mac Rae
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First months of 2012 busy for TAT
The California Trucking Association and the Nevada Trucking Association joined forces with TAT in an effort to raise the awareness of human trafficking at each individual state's truck stops and rest stops. Both associations will share TAT-produced materials with their member companies to use during training, orientation and safety seminars.
"The Nevada Trucking Association, and its members are sickened by the evils of human trafficking," said NTA Chief Executive Officer Paul J. Enos. "Truckers are the eyes and ears of our highways and truck stops, so we are asking truckers to notify the authorities when they see signs of these activities."
On the heels of these announcements, TAT received a Congressional Recognition award by the office of U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-NV, for our efforts toward putting an end to human trafficking in the state of Nevada through the newly formed coalition of state trucking industry officials.
In January, Kendis Paris, TAT National Director, traveled to Illinois and spoke to over 150 officers of the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association about the realities of human trafficking, the mission of TAT and how they can participate in the fight against human trafficking.
In February, Paris shared TAT's mission with the Low County Coalition Against Human Trafficking in South Carolina. This coalition is working to bring awareness about human trafficking to the Low County area. In attendance were law enforcement officials, students from local high schools, members of local government as well as the general public.
In March, Paris spoke at the Transportation and Logistics Summit in Southern California. The group's website states that these summits "examine and promote solutions to the most important issues facing all stakeholders involved in the Transportation and Logistics Industry in Southern California." Over 500 people listened to the TAT presentation, many of them taking TAT matierials back to their individual companies for review.
TAT attended its 3rd annual Mid-American Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, KY on March 22-24. We love being able to see many of you face-to-face, while making new contacts and spreading the word about our mission in the fight against human trafficking.
TAT's Social Media Coordinator, Kylla Leeburg, will be speaking at The Media and the Law: Seeking Justice for the Least of These Conference at Regents University on March 29-31 in Virginia Beach, VA.
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Oral Roberts University makes TAT a project
Oral Roberts University's Branding and Promotions classes are getting real-world experience and at the same time changing lives through a classroom assignment. The students have adopted a client with whom they practice their newly-acquired skills. That client is Truckers Against Trafficking.
To help support TAT, students, under the direction of ORU Assistant Professor Chris Putman, are building a promotional package to raise awareness for TAT. Students with clipboards and surveys in hand will conduct research to gather insight on public awareness and opinion, write press releases to gain exposure, design ads and posters, plan guerrilla marketing, create an awareness night presentation and then compile their promotional recommendations into a plans book for the organization to utilize.
Because online presence is key nowadays, the students are posting message updates, pictures and videos of their activities on the TAT Facebook site. Another tactic the class is using to get the word out is to dramatically drive up the organization's Facebook fans.
"Each year I seek out a nonprofit organization my students can adopt as their client for the semester," Putman said. "I noticed that many ORU students were incredibly passionate about the human trafficking problem. When I secured Truckers Against Trafficking as this year's class client, I knew I found an organization my students could believe in and work for with conviction. I enjoy having a real-world organization on which my students can practice their skills, help a credible organization and touch lives all while earning college credit."
One of the ORU student groups who've adopted TAT as their nonprofit.
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What is TAT?
Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is a non-profit organization that exists to educate, equip, empower and mobilize the trucking industry to combat human trafficking as part of their regular jobs. To a great extent, domestic sex trafficking occurs along our nation's highways and at its truck stops, where traffickers can sell their victims to a transient population they believe are less likely to attempt rescue. In response, TAT is asking the 3.5 million domestic truckers, as well as other members of the trucking industry, to become aware of this issue, and, when they suspect a human trafficking case, to call the national hotline and report it.
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