Participants in Project Lifesaver wear a one-ounce battery-operated radio wrist transmitter that emits a tracking signal every second, 24 hours a day. The signal can be tracked on the ground or in the air over several miles. Each wristband has a unique radio frequency, so that the Project Lifesaver team can positively locate and identify a person who has wandered away from home using a specially designed radio receiver. With Project Lifesaver search times have been reduced from hours and days to just minutes. This program has had a 100 percent success rate nationally. More information about Project lifesaver is available at www.projectlifesaver.org.

Project Lifesaver is helping insure the safety of many people with autism, Alzheimer's, and other disabilities which cause them to wander away and become lost. If you live in Kalamazoo County and would like more information about participating in Project Lifesaver, e-mail Beverly Bishop, or call 800-628-6421.