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1. 1. Father of Abducted Girl Endorses Crime-Fighting Backpack to Help Save Lives

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   Published on: 10/16/2006   Last Visited: 10/22/2006

   Joseph Brucia of Long Island, N.Y. is advising parents to consider the new Carlie Security Backpack(TM), which is currently being sold exclusively at Canadian Tire stores in Canada. Canadian Tire's commitment to bringing the Carlie Security Backpacks to Canada is indicative of their purpose to serve and enrich the lives of their customers.
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   After the tragedy, EDCO met with Joseph Brucia for his support to increase public awareness of the security alarm backpack concept. Joseph Brucia feels a security backpack could have made a difference in saving his daughter's life. EDCO is contributing a generous portion of sales from the Carlie Backpack to the Carlie Rescue Fund, founded by Joseph Brucia.

2. 2. www.rosebrucia.org

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   Published on: 6/1/2006   Last Visited: 4/4/2007

   Board Members Brian Simonetti (left) & Matthew Barbis (Right) with Carlie Brucia Rescue Fund Chairman, Joe Brucia (center).
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   We thank you very much for all your help Joey!

3. 3. Detective Talk -> Carlie Brucia

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   Published on: 6/12/2004   Last Visited: 2/28/2005

   Joseph Brucia said the death of his daughter has given him special insight into what the family of a 13-year-old Brentwood girl, who was reportedly abducted and sexually assaulted recently, is likely going through.
   
   When Brucia, of Bellmore, first read newspaper accounts of the Brentwood girl,s ordeal - describing how a man pulled her into a wooded area as she walked home, then groped and severely beat her - Brucia realized an idea he had been mulling needed to become a reality.
   
   He created the Carlie Brucia Rescue Fund to help families cope with expenses after something similar happens to their children.
   
   Brucia,s only child, Carlie, 11, who lived with her mother in Sarasota, Fla., was found dead last month, days after a surveillance camera at a car wash captured her abduction on tape. Because the footage was broadcast across the country, many calls to Carlie,s parents offering money started to pour in.
   
   After Brucia returned to Long Island, he and his close accountant friend began discussing the idea of starting a trust in Carlie,s memory. He was determined to get it started, but wasn,t sure exactly where the money would go, he said. Then he read about the 13-year-old in Brentwood.
   
   "I know Brentwood isn,t really a high-income area," Brucia said, adding that the girl,s mother might be struggling with money, that she likely took time off from work and in the future may want therapy for her traumatized child.
   
   And as a father who knows the feeling too well, Brucia said, "She,s probably spending vigil at her daughter,s side right now."
   
   Brucia, a supervisor at a utility construction company, said he,s grateful to have had the means to buy a plane ticket and quickly fly to Florida when he heard Carlie was missing on Feb. 1.
   
   In the end, there were expenses totaling about ,10,000, Brucia said. On Valentine,s Day, he organized a funeral Mass St. Barnabas Catholic Church in Bellmore because Long Island was considered her second home. Afterward, he paid for a luncheon for family and friends. A week later, Brucia buried half of his daughter,s cremated remains in Pinelawn Cemetery. The other half is in Florida.
   
   Interest in the Carlie fund has spawned pledges from corporations and individuals to make donations, with one person promising at least ,10,000, Brucia said.
   
   Earlier this week, he opened the account for Carlie,s fund with ,100 and he expects it to quickly grow. He also hopes the money can go toward agencies for missing and exploited children.
   
   "I think some people could really be helped," Brucia said.