Operation Kids |John Walsh Tribute Raises $850,000 for Charity

John Walsh Tribute Raises $850,000 for Charity

Posted by Operation Kids Oct 30, 2008

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Operation Kids honored John Walsh, host of Americas Most Wanted, Saturday, October 11, 2008 at its Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Gala, for the more than 25 years he has spent working to protect children.

Generous donations from gala sponsors like XanGo and America First Credit Union, other corporate and private donations, and donations received that evening from guests of more than $50,000, were distributed among the events three benefited charities. Operation Kids was able to present checks Saturday totaling $850,000 to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), The McGruff Safehouse Network and the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce (ICAC). All funds will go toward funding the organizations child safety initiatives as a tribute to Walsh.