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Saturday, May 05, 2007
Missing Michael: Jeremiah 31:16 ".......They shall return".
Missing Michael: Jeremiah 31:16 ".......They shall return".
Christopher "Michael" Pierce
Christopher “Michael” Pierce
Judy and Irish Downes & Family encourage you to join them in a very special Prayer/Candlelight Vigil to remember their missing grandson, Christopher “Michael” Pierce, who disappeared without a trace after he left work at Taco Bell, in Bossier City, LA around midnight on May 18, 2003.
It would be a tremendous blessing to all of us if you could be there and offer your support and prayers on the 4th Anniversary of his disappearance.
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Located at: Fiddler’s Inn parking lot
Corner of Music Valley Drive and McGavock Pike, Nashville TN (Across from entrance of Opryland Hotel)
DATE: Friday, May 18, 2007
TIME: 7:00 PM
E-mail: iwish4@bellsouth.net Judy Downes: 414-0462
We anticipate media involvement as we also desire to create awareness for the 10’s of thousands of Missing Children and Adults and the grieving families they leave behind. Let us come together and glorify God for who He is and what He has done and will do in our lives.
With Hope,
The Downes, Pierce , and Rogers Families
Parents' plea for daughter's return Madeleine McCann
Parents' plea for daughter's return
Madeleine McCann, 3, who has gone missing in PortugalThe parents of the three-year-old girl who went missing from a
Portuguese holiday apartment have made a heartfelt plea urging her abductors to return her to her family.
Gerry and Kate McCann begged for the safe return of their daughter, Madeleine, as the frantic search to find her continued.
She was last seen by her father sleeping soundly at around 9pm on Thursday night at the Ocean Club resort in the seaside village of Praia Da Luz in the south-western Algarve.
But at 10pm when her mother Kate went to check on her, she found the shutter slid up, the bedroom window open and her daughter gone.
Mr McCann read out a brief statement, with his wife at his side, pleading with the abductors to release the three-year-old - described as "happy-go-lucky" - back to her family.
With the emotion audible in his voice, he said: "We cannot describe the anguish and despair we are feeling as parents of our beautiful daughter Madeleine.
"We request that anyone with any information relating to Madeleine's disappearance, no matter how trivial, contact the Portuguese police and help us get her back safely."
He then directly addressed anyone who might be holding his daughter, saying: "Please, if you have Madeleine, let her come home to her Mummy, Daddy, brother and sister."
He also asked that the family's privacy be respected so that they can do as much as possible to help the police investigation into their daughter's disappearance.
"Everyone can understand how distressing the current situation is. We ask that our privacy is respected to allow us to continue assisting the police in their investigation," he said.
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
Madeleine McCann, 3, who has gone missing in PortugalThe parents of the three-year-old girl who went missing from a
Portuguese holiday apartment have made a heartfelt plea urging her abductors to return her to her family.
Gerry and Kate McCann begged for the safe return of their daughter, Madeleine, as the frantic search to find her continued.
She was last seen by her father sleeping soundly at around 9pm on Thursday night at the Ocean Club resort in the seaside village of Praia Da Luz in the south-western Algarve.
But at 10pm when her mother Kate went to check on her, she found the shutter slid up, the bedroom window open and her daughter gone.
Mr McCann read out a brief statement, with his wife at his side, pleading with the abductors to release the three-year-old - described as "happy-go-lucky" - back to her family.
With the emotion audible in his voice, he said: "We cannot describe the anguish and despair we are feeling as parents of our beautiful daughter Madeleine.
"We request that anyone with any information relating to Madeleine's disappearance, no matter how trivial, contact the Portuguese police and help us get her back safely."
He then directly addressed anyone who might be holding his daughter, saying: "Please, if you have Madeleine, let her come home to her Mummy, Daddy, brother and sister."
He also asked that the family's privacy be respected so that they can do as much as possible to help the police investigation into their daughter's disappearance.
"Everyone can understand how distressing the current situation is. We ask that our privacy is respected to allow us to continue assisting the police in their investigation," he said.
Monica Caison
CUE Center for Missing Persons
PO Box 12714
Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 343-1131
(910) 232-1687 24 Hour Line
Email: cuecenter@aol.com
Website: http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/
Friday, May 04, 2007
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Model missing person legislation
Model missing person legislation
Important reading…..about my friend's success in Indiana who passed similar model missing person legislation.
please read, if you can.
http://www.news-tribune.net/opinion/local_story_119104413.html
BTW, I just received an e-mail yesterday from my Senator's Director concerning the Legislation
"Patricia's Law", that I have been working in NJ. The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee will be convening a meeting
on May 10 to review the Bill so I will be going again to Trenton to testify. On Feb 26, I testified for the Senate Law and
Public Safety Committee prior to the Bill being passed out of that committee. I am hopeful that the result will be the same.
It will go to the appropriation committee in mid May and then hopefully to a joint session in June for a full vote. We are getting closer to
passing this new Missing Person legislation, "Patricia's Law" in NJ.
Jim Viola
Last Friday, the state of Indiana took a stance and demonstrated its shared view of timeliness. Passing a bill into law, Gov. Mitch Daniels signed off requiring police to immediately begin investigating missing person’s cases. The law was named after Eastern Kentucky University student Molly Dattilo, of Madison, who disappeared from Indianapolis nearly three years ago. “Molly’s Law” was supported by her family and the loved ones of other fellow missing Hoosiers.
Important reading…..about my friend's success in Indiana who passed similar model missing person legislation.
please read, if you can.
http://www.news-tribune.net/opinion/local_story_119104413.html
BTW, I just received an e-mail yesterday from my Senator's Director concerning the Legislation
"Patricia's Law", that I have been working in NJ. The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee will be convening a meeting
on May 10 to review the Bill so I will be going again to Trenton to testify. On Feb 26, I testified for the Senate Law and
Public Safety Committee prior to the Bill being passed out of that committee. I am hopeful that the result will be the same.
It will go to the appropriation committee in mid May and then hopefully to a joint session in June for a full vote. We are getting closer to
passing this new Missing Person legislation, "Patricia's Law" in NJ.
Jim Viola
Last Friday, the state of Indiana took a stance and demonstrated its shared view of timeliness. Passing a bill into law, Gov. Mitch Daniels signed off requiring police to immediately begin investigating missing person’s cases. The law was named after Eastern Kentucky University student Molly Dattilo, of Madison, who disappeared from Indianapolis nearly three years ago. “Molly’s Law” was supported by her family and the loved ones of other fellow missing Hoosiers.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Take 25 : A Program of The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Take 25 : A Program of The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
NEW NATIONAL CHILD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IS LAUNCHED TO MARK 25TH NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY
Children’s Actions Enable them to Escape in More than 50 Percent of Attempted Abductions
Alexandria, VA - May 1, 2007 - A new national child safety campaign was launched today by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The new campaign, “Take 25,” encourages families to take 25 minutes to talk with their children about safety and abduction prevention. A new website, www.Take25.org, has been established for the campaign that provides twenty-five safety tips and other information for parents, guardians, educators, and the public.
Every year in America an estimated 800,000 children are reported missing, more than 2,000 children each day. Of that number, 200,000 are abducted by family members, and 58,000 are abducted by non-family members, the primary motive for which is sexual. Each year 115 children are the victims of the most serious abductions and are taken by non-family members and either murdered, ransomed or taken with the intent to keep. An analysis of attempted abduction cases by NCMEC found that in 56% of the cases, the child escaped would-be abductors by yelling, kicking, pulling away, running away or attracting attention.
May 25 has been observed as National Missing Children’s Day since it was first proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. This year will be the 25th National Missing Children’s Day. The new “Take 25” campaign will help parents and others teach children to be alert to potential threats and provide simple preventive steps that children can take to stay safe.
“We know that teaching children about safety works. It is important that parents and others take the time to talk to their children about these issues. The new campaign is designed to provide information to make it easy for parents and others to teach their children about safety,” said Ernie Allen, President and CEO of NCMEC. “There is no better way to mark the 25th Missing Children’s Day than to launch an initiative designed to empower children and help keep them safe.”
More than 100 local and national organizations and more than 100 US cities throughout the country have partnered with NCMEC on the new safety campaign. It is a major grassroots initiative that will include hundreds of events in communities all across America throughout the month of May. Farmers Insurance is the corporate sponsor for the “Take 25” campaign and has generously underwritten the cost to design and print campaign materials.
“I am extremely proud of the work the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children does and the role Farmers plays in supporting this organization,” said Eric Rizzo, Assistant Vice President of Government Affairs at Farmers. “In working together to promote the Take 25 campaign, the Farmers family hopes to see that children remain where they belong – safe and at home.”
National partners in this initiative include the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S. Conference of Mayors, U. S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. House of Representatives Missing & Exploited Children’s Caucus, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Fraternal Order of Police, International Association for the Leisure & Entertainment Industry, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, iVillage, Minor League Baseball, National Association of Black County Officials, National Association of Counties, National Association of Hispanic Firefighters, National Association of School Resource Officers, National Education Association-Health Information Network, National Latino Peace Officers Association, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, National Parent Teacher Association, U.S. Secret Service, Sports Camp Federation, Team Hope, and Youth Service America.
"You take 25 minutes to watch your favorite television show, you should take 25 minutes to talk to your children about safety," said Regina B. Schofield, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and national AMBER Alert coordinator. "The Department of Justice is proud to partner with NCMEC and other organizations in support of the Take 25 initiative."
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
NCMEC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. NCMEC's congressionally mandated CyberTipline, a reporting mechanism for child sexual exploitation, has handled more than 475,000 leads. Since its establishment in 1984, NCMEC has assisted law enforcement with more than 130,300 missing child cases, resulting in the recovery of more than 112,900 children. For more information about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit its web site at www.missingkids.com.
About Farmers Insurance
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies(R) is the nation's fourth-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing business in 41 states, insurers comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance and financial services more than 15 million households through 48,000 exclusive and independent agents and district managers. Through support of the March of Dimes, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, award-winning educational programs provided free to schools as well as other safety, civic and arts organizations, Farmers is committed to making a difference in the communities where its agents, employees and customers live and work. For more information about Farmers, visit www.farmers.com
CONTACT:
NCMEC Communications Department
(703) 837-6111
media@ncmec.org
NEW NATIONAL CHILD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IS LAUNCHED TO MARK 25TH NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY
Children’s Actions Enable them to Escape in More than 50 Percent of Attempted Abductions
Alexandria, VA - May 1, 2007 - A new national child safety campaign was launched today by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The new campaign, “Take 25,” encourages families to take 25 minutes to talk with their children about safety and abduction prevention. A new website, www.Take25.org, has been established for the campaign that provides twenty-five safety tips and other information for parents, guardians, educators, and the public.
Every year in America an estimated 800,000 children are reported missing, more than 2,000 children each day. Of that number, 200,000 are abducted by family members, and 58,000 are abducted by non-family members, the primary motive for which is sexual. Each year 115 children are the victims of the most serious abductions and are taken by non-family members and either murdered, ransomed or taken with the intent to keep. An analysis of attempted abduction cases by NCMEC found that in 56% of the cases, the child escaped would-be abductors by yelling, kicking, pulling away, running away or attracting attention.
May 25 has been observed as National Missing Children’s Day since it was first proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. This year will be the 25th National Missing Children’s Day. The new “Take 25” campaign will help parents and others teach children to be alert to potential threats and provide simple preventive steps that children can take to stay safe.
“We know that teaching children about safety works. It is important that parents and others take the time to talk to their children about these issues. The new campaign is designed to provide information to make it easy for parents and others to teach their children about safety,” said Ernie Allen, President and CEO of NCMEC. “There is no better way to mark the 25th Missing Children’s Day than to launch an initiative designed to empower children and help keep them safe.”
More than 100 local and national organizations and more than 100 US cities throughout the country have partnered with NCMEC on the new safety campaign. It is a major grassroots initiative that will include hundreds of events in communities all across America throughout the month of May. Farmers Insurance is the corporate sponsor for the “Take 25” campaign and has generously underwritten the cost to design and print campaign materials.
“I am extremely proud of the work the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children does and the role Farmers plays in supporting this organization,” said Eric Rizzo, Assistant Vice President of Government Affairs at Farmers. “In working together to promote the Take 25 campaign, the Farmers family hopes to see that children remain where they belong – safe and at home.”
National partners in this initiative include the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S. Conference of Mayors, U. S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. House of Representatives Missing & Exploited Children’s Caucus, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Fraternal Order of Police, International Association for the Leisure & Entertainment Industry, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, iVillage, Minor League Baseball, National Association of Black County Officials, National Association of Counties, National Association of Hispanic Firefighters, National Association of School Resource Officers, National Education Association-Health Information Network, National Latino Peace Officers Association, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, National Parent Teacher Association, U.S. Secret Service, Sports Camp Federation, Team Hope, and Youth Service America.
"You take 25 minutes to watch your favorite television show, you should take 25 minutes to talk to your children about safety," said Regina B. Schofield, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and national AMBER Alert coordinator. "The Department of Justice is proud to partner with NCMEC and other organizations in support of the Take 25 initiative."
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
NCMEC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. NCMEC's congressionally mandated CyberTipline, a reporting mechanism for child sexual exploitation, has handled more than 475,000 leads. Since its establishment in 1984, NCMEC has assisted law enforcement with more than 130,300 missing child cases, resulting in the recovery of more than 112,900 children. For more information about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit its web site at www.missingkids.com.
About Farmers Insurance
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies(R) is the nation's fourth-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing business in 41 states, insurers comprising the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance and financial services more than 15 million households through 48,000 exclusive and independent agents and district managers. Through support of the March of Dimes, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, award-winning educational programs provided free to schools as well as other safety, civic and arts organizations, Farmers is committed to making a difference in the communities where its agents, employees and customers live and work. For more information about Farmers, visit www.farmers.com
CONTACT:
NCMEC Communications Department
(703) 837-6111
media@ncmec.org
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