Archive for May, 2008

More about the CUE Center’s 5th Annual National Tour

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

MISSING PERSON’S “ON THE ROAD TO REMEMBER TOUR 2008″
We are currently trying to complete the following states; North Carolina (eastern area) - Virginia - West Virginia for press/rally stops; we have got some addresses in so far and need to complete this run very soon, if interested please contact us, thank you. 
 
Who can host a [...]

News From CUE Center — The 5th Annual National Tour Set for August

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

The 5th Annual National Tour
 
Set for August 2008
 
“On the Road To Remember”
 
From the CUE Center website:
The annual tour was created to generate new interest in cold cases of missing persons across our nation. The inspiration came in 2004 from the case of a North Carolina college student “Leah Roberts” who had gone on a [...]

Congress approves missing children program

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Congress approves missing children program
By JIM ABRAMS – 1 day ago
 
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has renewed and approved a bigger budget for a joint private-public program that has helped rescue more than 100,000 missing children since it was created in 1984.
 
Article: http://tinyurl.com/47tcy3

Updates at the Garden for the Missing Area Within Second Life

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

The Garden for the Missing itself has a few updates!
 
– New graphics in the lobby
 
– New links to several great real-life organizations supporting the cause of missing persons, located in the lobby/entry.
 
–  A “Newer Cases” section, suggested by visitors and supporters here in SL
 
– An expansion, including a new section on the third floor to [...]

May 28 is the Grand Opening of Nonprofit Commons at Aloft

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Mark your calendars for May 28 for the grand opening of Nonprofit Commons at Aloft.  I’ve been helping nonprofits and helping with the opening. FANTASTIC place with great people, great organizations!
 
45 nonprofits on the sim, including Project Jason,  http://www.projectjason.org, one of my favorite organizations devoted to assisting families of the missing (The Garden [...]

Kelly Jolkowski to Keynote at “The Ride” Benefit for National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Link: http://www.projectjason.org/forums/index.php?topic=2.120
A Project Jason Brief:
In 1995, a group of 7 men rode their bicycles from Utica, New York to Washington, D.C. in order to raise awareness about the plight of missing children and to bring a message of safety to the people they met along the way. They arrived on the steps of the Capitol [...]

About the site

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

While most of the efforts of the Garden for the Missing is to increase awareness of the huge problem of 109,000 people currently missing in the United States, I’ll also update with new cases that are posted in the garden in Second Life and sometimes I’ll post about cases that are resolved.
Again, thank you, Skeeboo!

Thanks!

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Thank you SO much to Skeeboo Tammas for setting up this webpage for the Garden for the Missing! It’s just amazing and I love love love it!! — Ronnie

Welcome!

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Garden for the Missing now has a web site! Browse around and check out screen shots of our work and locations in Second Life.