Archive for the 'News' Category

Corporate and Private Sponsors Needed for Very Special Event for Families of the Missing

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Corporate, Private Sponsors for Special Event Needed!
 
Project Jason is planning the first retreat for families of missing persons. The weekend retreat, planned for Summer 2009, is designed to help heal the bodies, minds and spirits of those families affected by a missing family member. Other conferences deal effectively with disseminating information about the legal and social [...]

SLIllustrated Magazine Features Garden for the Missing, Project Jason and Nonprofit Commons

Monday, October 13th, 2008

SLIllustrated was kind enough to devote an entre issue of their magazine to altruistic and nonprofit work going on in Second Life. Thank you Ariel and Dadist!
You can read it at:
http://www.slillustrated.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/sept.pdf

New Article About Project Jason in Omaha Family Magazine

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Here is a new article about Kelly Jolkowski and Project Jason in this month’s issue of Omaha Family Magazine. It begins around page 19. Enjoy!
http://www.omahafamily.com/Oct_08_ebook/Oct_08_issue.pdf
 

Sunday Sept. 28 Kelly Jolkowski to speak at NCI

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

NCI, Garden for the Missing  and Project Jason  a nonprofit organization which assists families of the missing nationwide invite you to a special event  to provide you with information that we hope you never need.
 Kelly Jolkowski, is President and founder of Project Jason.  She will be sharing information about her own experiences when her son [...]

Kelly Jolkowski Speaking at NCI about Missing Persons, ID Kits

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Kelly Jolkowski to speak about missing persons and how to make an ID kit for your entire family.
When: September 28, 2 SL time
Roughly 45 minutes in length
Where: NCI — specific NCI campus TDB but probably Caledon
Kelly and her husband have lived for seven years not knowing what became of their son. After Jason disappeared, the [...]

Project Jason Announces Awareness Angels Network

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Looking for a chance to help the cause of missing persons? Here is a great opportunity! It is the Awareness Angels Network
With your membership, you’ll receive notifications via email about new missing person cases, updates on current cases, and recovered persons.
It’s a fact that one in six missing persons are found as a result [...]

Keeping Kids Safe: New “I.D. Kitty” Mascot From Project Jason to Give Free I.D. Kits in Celebration of Family Safety

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Keeping Kids Safe: New “I.D. Kitty” Mascot to Give Free I.D. Kits in Celebration of Family Safety
I.D. Kitty to debut in Omaha August 23 at the Omaha Royals game, with additional public appearances to follow
It is every parent’s nightmare – your child is here one minute, and out of sight the next. Most often, [...]

CUE Center Sets out on “On the Road to Remember Tour”

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Dear Supporters,
 
Well, it is that time again that we prepare to set out for the annual national, On the Road to Remember Tour and we look forward to seeing everyone and hope in some small way this tour will bring forth refreshed stories of the missing, interest in the our featured cases and restore hope in [...]

President signs Suzanne Lyall campus safety law

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Congratulations to Mary and Doug Lyall on this important safety law!
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=711922
President signs Suzanne Lyall campus safety law
August 14, 2008
President Bush today signed a bill that requires colleges and law enforcement agencies to develop procedures for investigating violent crimes.
The legislation was promoted by the parents of Suzanne Lyall, a University at Albany sophomore who disappeared [...]

National Tour Visits Indiana to Revive Missing Persons Cases

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

National Tour Visits Indiana to Revive Missing Persons Cases
Advocates Are Traveling Cross-Country in the 5th Annual “On the Road to Remember” Tour
 
Wilmington, NC – For the fifth year, volunteers from the North Carolina-based CUE Center for Missing Persons will set out on another cross country tour to raise awareness of missing children and adults. [...]