Free, Child identification project,

Masonic Youth Child Identification Program (MYCHIP).

In cooperation with Ashland American Legion, Post 77

Ashland Day Event September 21st, 2013

Ashland Masonic North Star Lodge, in co-operation with Ashland

American Legion Post 77 will offer to the people of Ashland and surrounding
towns the service of a child identification program. The official name of this
program is Masonic Youth Child Identification Program (MYCHIP).

MYCHIP is the most comprehensive child identification program currently available to our communities. Working together, the Massachusetts Freemasons, the Massachusetts Dental Society and the Massachusetts Crime Prevention Officers Association are attempting to make this program available to every Massachusetts family who wishes to participate. 

Through the benevolence of The Grand Lodge of Masons and Ashland American Legion Post 77, this service is brought free of charge to the participants. The hours of operation will be from 10:00 AM till 2:00 PM and the location will be at the American Legion Post 77, 40 Summer Street, Ashland (at the south end of Stone Park).

 The
program consists of four major components: 

1) A brief videotaped interview

2) fingerprinting

3) a dental impression and 

4) a cheek swab.  

The video tape is a recovery tool that provides far more individual characteristics and mannerisms than any still photograph could possibly accomplish.

The cheek swab, when properly stored will furnish positive DNA identification
for many years. Together they provide a most powerful identification and
recovery tool.