Archive for the 'News' Category

Thank you to LOVELI and to the Students at UT Austin!

Friday, May 1st, 2009

On behalf of Project Jason and The Garden for the Missing, I want to thank the LOVELI mall and the students at the University of Texas at Austin for their excellent Second Life events. We are so honored that you chose us for your fundraising events. In both cases, your generosity, hard work, professionalism and care for what [...]

CUE Center National Tour Update

Friday, May 1st, 2009

This just in from Monica Caison, head of CUE Center, regarding their annual national tour for the missing:

We are still working on rally stops and addresses and as the deadline approaches we will finalize the information and be able to announce dates and times of arrival. The tour will be in he month of August [...]

Campaign for the Missing – Let’s Do This

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Campaign for the Missing – Let’s DoThis
 
A number of states have passed a legislation called Campaign for the Missing. I hope to do so for Alabama. I would like to propose it on behalf of a missing Montgomery, Alabama girl who was 19 years old when she vanished in 2003. And I so hope to [...]

National Missing Persons Conference — March 19-21, 2009, Wilmington, NC

Monday, February 16th, 2009

“UNIITY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE 2009″
National Missing Persons Conference
HOSTED BY: CUE CENTER FOR MISSING PERSONS
LOCATION; WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
DATES: MARCH 19TH THRU 21ST
 
Who should attend the conference?
Families of the missing, coroners, law enforcement, privates investigator, search volunteer and personnel, advocates, missing person groups and organizations, unidentified person groups and agencies, community agencies and those who volunteer or work [...]

Special thanks!

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

I want to extend a special and HUGE THANK YOU to Wurlitzer Seisenbacher from Second Life. This talented host of “The Friday Night Talk Show” was kind enough to make his holiday party a fundraiser for The Garden for the Missing and Project Jason. Thank you so much for your generosity and kindness! It was [...]

As You Make Your Donation Plans, Don’t Forget the Missing

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

If you are making your donation plans for the year, please don’t forget the organizations that support families of the missing.  With more funds, they could be doing so much more.
Here are some links:
Project Jason
CUE Center
The Center for HOPE

A Thanksgiving Wish Gains Community Support

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

A Thanksgiving Wish Gains Community Support
Family of Missing Son, Travis Baker Offer New Reward Plea
 

MISSING
 
Travis Baker
North Carolina
 
Weight: 160 lb.
Height: 6’
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark Brown
Age: 19
 
 
 

Wilmington, N.C. – Days ago the family of missing youth, Travis Baker offered  a cash reward that is running for ten days and is still running through December 5th in hope that [...]

An Opportunity to Help Missing and Unidentified Persons - You Can Act Now!

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

This just in from Kelly Jolkowski, president and founder of Project Jason:
Direct link at ProjectJason.org is http://www.projectjason.org/forums/index.php?topic=4618.msg26880#msg26880

Hello,
Most of you have heard of our Campaign for the Missing, a state by state effort to pass legislation which would positively impact how missing and unidentified deceased person cases are handled. (http://www.projectjason.org/legislation.html)
We’ve been successful [...]

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