Archive for the 'News' Category

It’s about putting the pieces together…sooner than later…

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Kudos to Los Angeles’s cold case unit and Detective Mitzi Roberts and forensic artist Marilyn Droz for trying to help a family find this missing loved one.
But what took so long? This young woman’s body was found in 1994!
40,000 unidentified bodies in the U.S. and 105,000 missing persons cases. A whole lot of potential matches [...]

It’s about some of the oddest knowledge gaps…

Monday, February 1st, 2010

http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=11909770

State Authorities Work to Get Wider Missing-Child Alerts
Posted: Jan 31, 2010 4:36 PM CST Updated: Feb 01, 2010 9:26 AM CST

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An Amber Alert for Aja said she was believed to be in the company of her stepfather, Lester Hobbs.

Associated Press
GERONIMO, OK — The lack of any sighting in Oklahoma of a missing [...]

It’s about the stuff I didn’t know…

Friday, January 29th, 2010

So, a few years ago, I had this idea for The Garden for the Missing in Second Life.  I envisioned a lot of posters of missing people, and hoped that I could do my small part to possibly help locate some of them.
It wasn’t until I met people who are searching for their loved ones, [...]

Two Teens, Children of Second Life Residents, Found Safe

Friday, December 18th, 2009

I’m pleased to report that two of the teens who were reported missing to us within Second Life were found safe a few weeks apart.
Thanks to Project Jason for picking up their cases!

New Missing Persons Poster Display Now Available!

Friday, December 18th, 2009

A new display featuring hundreds of missing persons posters is now available for anyone to place on their land. The display lets people click on any missing person’s poster and receive a notecard that gives a URL to learn more about that person and their families.  The notecards also have small gifts in them. This [...]

A “Must Read” - Home for the Holidays, Memoirs of the Holidays Written by Families of the Missing

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Specially written for the 2009 holidays. Project Jason’s Home for the Holidays is a wonderful series of holiday memories written by families of the missing. After you click on the link and read the featured story, be sure to read the others, too. They will be listed on the right column menu.
 

Home for the Holidays: [...]

Project Jason Featured on the CNN.com Home Page!

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

I approached a CNN reporter about the possibility of doing a story about Jason Jolkowski and his parents, Kelly and Jim, the founders of Project Jason. The reporter said yes, and the story was not only published, it held a spot on the home page of CNN.com for a few hours that day! (The CNN story [...]

No Family Left Behind: You Can Help Families of the Missing

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Project Jason announced a new fundraiser that kicked off on the nonprofit’s sixth anniversary October 6, 2009. “No Family Left Behind” asks the public to help fund the next Project Jason Keys to Healing Retreat, to be held in August 2010. The first retreat was such a miracle, we want to repeat it, but we [...]

“Extra Mile America Tour” Singles out Project Jason’s Kelly and Jim Jolkowski Among Those Making a Difference in America

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

A Project Jason Press Release:  
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“Extra Mile America Tour” Singles out Project Jason’s Kelly and Jim Jolkowski Among Those Making a Difference in America
- Author making coast-to-coast bicycle tour schedules Omaha stop to highlight those who are “helping people live more purposeful and passionate lives” -
Omaha, Nebraska – August 19, 2009 – [...]

Elsha Rivera

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

From Elizabeth, Elsha’s Mom:
Missing Woman: Elsha M Rivera - TX - 02/01/2004
You can help in the search for: Elsha Marie Rivera Missing Since Feb. 2004 Elsha’s children and family ask for your help…

To read more about Elsha, go to the Project Jason website at http://projectjason.org/forums/index.php?topic=558.0