While reading about future plans to establish “The Haleigh Bug” Foundation, these names immediately came to mind.
John Walsh
Marc Klaas
Patty Wetterling
Kelly Jolkowski
Mark Lunsford (site is being updated)
Colleen Nick
Claudine and Don Ryce
Drew and Joyce Kesse
They all are parents of missing or murdered children who have been instrumental in establishing charities to help others. Some have worked with state and ferderal government to pass laws to protect children by stressing the need for greater awareness of missing or abducted children issues. Others have specifically worked for harsher penalties for the perpertrators of the crimes. Something they all seemed to have was a commitment to a cause and a calling. It is difficult to phathom it was a chosen career path but only they can say for sure.
So which willl “The Haleigh Bug” foundation be, if formally established ?
Someday the question may be answered but for now the focus needs to remain on missing Haleigh Cummings.
“Our goal eventually is to develop this into a charity who helps families of missing children, and we want to allot them a certain period where they don’t have to worry about going to work, how they’re going to take care of the bills. We’re also looking for a career path for Crystal too, to keep her mind going…to keep her strong so I was thinking there’s nobody better to head this up than someone going through this themselves and she’s very excited about it,” said Ragan.
While their daughter, Casey, remains in jail as a suspect in Caylee Anthony’s death, George and Cindy Anthony announced their own intent to WESH2 News to start their own foundation.
Caylee’s grandparents are getting ready to unveil a Caylee Anthony foundation that will have a search and rescue component like a page from the Texas Equusearch playbook. At the same time, they’re coming out against a permanent Caylee memorial along Suburban Drive.
George and Cindy Anthony unveiled a new search boat named for Caylee. They also unveiled plans for a Caylee Marie Anthony Foundation they both will spearhead.
The boat was built by the Anthony’s long time ally Dennis Milstead of Kid Finder’s network with $30,000 donated from the Never Lose Hope Foundation.”
They funded the boat and an ATV to start us out with the search group,” Milstead said.
“I never want to look for a child in the water or the woods and stuff but if that’s what we have to do that’s what we’re going to have to do,” George Anthony said.
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I think it’s tremendous what these families have done. All parents of missing and/or murdered children are victims and they all have that common bond. Just because one family uses their tragedy to make good and another doesn’t, doesn’t make one better than the other. I just personally feel that for people who endure any loss of a family member like this, to turn around and do something for others is very nice. I think from a religious standpoint, God is smiling down on them. He just wants us to love one another and by doing something positive to help others instead of resenting life, it shows just how strong the human spirit is. I think that it helps the families heal as well. They will never get over it but it gives them something to be proud of and makes sure that their loss was not in vain. I hope Haleigh’s family sticks to their word, once she’s found.
I wanted to take a moment & thank you for taking the time to post some “missing children” links & what their families are doing to try to provide safety & comfort. God Bless these families!
The one that really stuck out to me was where the family is involved with training Bloodhounds. OUTSTANDING! In my eyes every county in every state should have this . . . can you imagine the help & relief that could bring?
~ May you ALWAYS be Blessed & may you ALWAYS Bless others ~
Sounds like it was a win-win situation. Not only did George and Cindy get a nice new boat, their new friend, Dennis Milstead of Kid Finders, was paid the $30,000.00 for building it!
Everyone wins.
Except for Caylee.
Like I said earlier, the Anthony bloodline is tainted and needs to be eliminated.