Texas Center for the Missing
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Texas Center for the Missing (formerly known as Gabriel’s Gifts Missing Children’s Organization) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to offering help, and hope, to the missing and their families. Founded in 2000 by Doreen Wise after the four-month disappearance and tragic loss of her son, Gabriel, the organization is dedicated to finding the missing quickly and providing support to their families. Building upon our founder’s desire to offer help to missing children and their parents, we have recently expanded into the rapidly growing field of Alzheimer’s patients who wander from their caregivers.

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Calling All 5th Graders!!!!
2008 National Missing Children’s Day Art Contest
Texas State Winner
Art Designed by: Tomas Figueroa, Edgewood Elementary School
 
Every year the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) takes time to commemorate the valiant and unselfish acts of the many organizations and individuals who bring our missing children home. On May 25th, National Missing Children’s Day, we pause to focus our attention on children who have been recovered, as well as the children who are still missing.

Each year DOJ sponsors a national poster contest and announces the winner at the annual National Missing Children’s Day Ceremony in Washington, DC. The winner of this national contest, along with his or her teacher and parents, are flown to Washington to attend this special ceremony. I invite you to join us in our efforts to educate children across the country about safety issues by giving your 5th grade students an opportunity to participate in this poster contest.

In Texas, the Texas Center for the Missing is coordinating our local competition. The contest rules are attached for your review and any questions regarding the local contest can be directed to:

Melissa Hulin Turnquist, Associate Director
713.599.0235 or mturnquist@tcftm.org

The national judging will take place in April 2009, and one national poster contest winner will be selected.

The national winner will travel to Washington, DC, accompanied
by his/her teacher and parents to receive an award.

 
  To learn more about this exciting competition,
click here for the
2009 Contest Fact Sheet for Texas Students.