Madeleine McCann was just three years old when she was snatched from her holiday appartment in the holiday resort of Praia Du Luz, Portugal on May 3rd 2007, 9 days before her 4th birthday.
About Madeleine McCann
Madeleine McCann was born 4 years ago. She has one brother Sean and a sister Amelie. She lives with her family in Rothley, Leicestershire.Her father comes from Glasgow and has 3 sisters, Patricia, Jacqueline and Phil, and a brother John. Madeleine's Grandmother, Eileen lives in Glasgow. Her other grandparents, Sue and Brian live in Liverpool.Both sides of the family are very close and all are working in different ways to try and help in the search for Madeleine.Phil, who resides in Ullapool and is a teacher, has asked that the heartfelt thanks of the whole family be passed to everyone who has helped in the search so far. She said "There have been so many messages of support and prayers from people all over the world. We (the family) are overwhelmed with your assistance. The media people have been wonderful and so helpful in making everyone aware of our plight. Madeleine’s family are so grateful to you all. Please keep Madeleine in your thoughts and prayers. We pray that she will be returned to us safe and well."
MADELEINE’S FUND
Leaving No Stone Unturned
Madeleine’s fund is a non charitable not-for-profit company, which has been established to help find Madeleine McCann and to support her family and bring her abductors to justice. Any surplus funds will be used to help families and missing children in the United Kingdom, Portugal and elsewhere in similar circumstances. If there are surplus funds Madeleine’s Funds can be converted into a charity.The Fund is following best practice governance procedures as set out in the Good Governance Code for the Voluntary and Community Sector. The directors of the company are Peter Hubner, Brian Kennedy, John McCann, Michael Linnett, Jon Conner, Doug Skehan and Edward Smethurst. They have appropriate legal, business and charitable experience. An experienced Fund Administrator has been appointed to ensure the highest standards of transparency and accountability. This should enable the Directors to maintain an appropriate governance distance in the day-to-day operations of the Fund.The Board and its individual Directors will ensure that the Fund is subject to required financial legal scrutiny. They will ensure that they receive reliable external advice and information, as the basis for making good decisions.
ABOUT ME.
My name is Rebecca Orr and I set up this page for Maddie not long after she went missing. I live in Leicestershire, near to where the McCann family live. I have been over whelmed with the support from the myspace community over the time that Madeleine has been missing. I didn't expect to get this kind of response from such a vast majority of people across the world. Friend Requests come in everyday, along with kind mesages of support not only for Madeleine and her family, but also for me personally. I have recieved praise from our local newspaper, who were kind enough to print my story. I am a proud member of HTFM (Helping To Find Madeleine)who are a group of volunteers that spare time each day to help and assist in finding Maddie. We are an affilate of the official findmadeleine website and known to the McCann family. If you want to be a part of this brilliant community of dedicated friendly people across the UK, please visit www.helpingtofindmadeleine.com and register today, it's free and even better, YOU can make a difference and help bring Madeleine home.