**POSTPONED - new date to be announced**

The Portage Friendship Centre's holding a sexual exploitation awareness event for youth at Eagle's Fire Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie. It takes place Tuesday, March 7, and acting Insight program manager Debbie Parker says they're planning for a walk as well as a round dance.

"The youth are pretty much involved in the planning," explains Parker. "I'm just there to direct them in the right direction for information's sake to inform them what sexual exploitation is. Then they run with it and proceed with what they have to do in order to bring awareness to Portage la Prairie."

Parker adds they're making a difference. One year at least four youth approached them and said they hadn't recognized the issue until it was presented to them.

It all starts at noon Tuesday, March 7.