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SPECIAL EVENT IN MISSOURI'S
STATE CAPITOL BUILDING JUNE 17
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE****
For the first time in Missouri, families of the missing and law enforcement officials will converge at the state capitol in honor of all missing and unidentified persons in Missouri.
The number of missing and unidentified persons in Missouri is growing every day. As of June 1, the National Crime Information Center lists 1,462 missing persons and at least 48 unidentified bodies in Missouri alone.
With the assistance of Gov. Matt Blunt, the missing and unidentified persons in Missouri will be remembered on June 17 through a proclamation that dedicates that day to each and every person who no longer has a voice.
In April, members of Missouri Missing, a not for profit organization based in Jefferson City, asked Gov. Blunt to declare June 17, 2008 as the official Missing and Unidentified Persons Awareness Day for the State of Missouri.
A ceremony will be held in the Missouri State Capitol first floor Rotunda from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday to honor this special day. Information about the missing and unidentified will be available throughout the afternoon.
Missouri Missing will offer adult identification kits including the Living Will for the Missing, DNA swabs, fingerprinting and information booklets.
The Missouri State Coordinator for the MOCHIP program Nick Cichielo and the International President of the CHIP program John Hess will be at the event.
The CHIP program is a comprehensive child identification and protection tool designed to give families a measure of protection against the ever increasing problem of missing children. The program is provided free of charge to every family who wishes to participate.
All identifying items generated at MOCHIP events are placed in a pack and given to the parent or guardian to take home for safe keeping. Should their child become missing, the pack can then be provided to law enforcement to aid in recovery and identification.
Families of the missing from across the state are invited to share in this historical event.
Cole County Sheriff Greg White is scheduled to speak on the importance of this event and the importance of the awareness of missing and unidentified persons.
The event is free and open to the public.
Missouri Missing was organized in 2007 by Peggy Florence and Marianne Asher-Chapman – the mothers of missing Jasmine Haslag and Angie Yarnell in an effort to educate the families of the missing on procedure and resources available, educate the public about the plight of the missing and the families left behind, and to assist law enforcement by providing information.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT RA'VAE EDWARDS AT 573-338-3898 OR VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW. MISSOURIMISSING. ORG
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