Have you ever thought who would help if someone in your family is missing? Now you can find out that information and also help support two Search and Rescue organizations. A silent auction will be held. Auction items include a Hawaiian condo rental, airplane tickets, hotel room stays, dinner for 2, and much more. Donations will also be accepted. All proceeds go to fund Travis County Search and Rescue and Texas EquuSearch . The concert is sponsored by the Cooke family, whose 19-year-old daughter Rachel Cooke disappeared near their Georgetown, Texas, home on January 10, 2002. Date: Sunday, April 6, 2003 Place: Dallas Night Club 7113 Burnet Rd Austin, TX Time: 1:00-6:00 p.m. Free Music from: Al White and the Chaparral, The Dave Jorgenson band, and more. For more information visit: www.rachelalert.org , www.rachelcookesearch.org www.alwhite.com , www.davejorgenson.com www.texasequusearch.org , or www.tcsar.org
Donations Here is the donation form. You can cut and paste it into a document and send it in. If anyone wants to send a cash donation, they can mail it to the same address. As soon as I finish the non-profit incorporation, I will open a bank account for donations. Music for the Missing Donation Form On Sunday, April 6, 2003, the Rachel Alert Network will present the first ever Music for the Missing Concert. The concert is being presented to raise awareness of the missing person problem in the United States and to raise money for organizations which help bring missing persons home. Businesses and individuals are asked to donate items or services to be included in a silent auction at the event. All proceeds from the concert go to Texas EquuSearch and Travis County Search and Rescue. The Rachel Alert Network, or RAN, is an organization which helps prevent abductions through awareness education and provides information to friends and families of abducted persons. Robert and Janet Cooke, the parents of missing youth Rachel Cooke, formed RAN in 2002 to help other parents and loved ones of missing persons. For more information about RAN: www.rachelalert.org. Travis County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable corporation of volunteer SAR Technicians, K-9s, Medics, Swiftwater Rescue Technicians, and Search Managers that has provided search and rescue services at no charge throughout Central Texas since 1993. TCSAR is a registered First Responder Organization with the Texas Department of Health, an organizational member of the National Association for Search and Rescue, a member of the Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical System, and it is active in APD SAR. New inexperienced members are also welcome. www.tcsar.org. Emergency pager: 512-307-8467 Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and Recovery was formed in 2000 to provide volunteer horse-mounted SAR for lost and missing persons. TES's existence and purpose are dedicated to the memory of Laura Miller, a young woman abducted and murdered in 1984, and the daughter of TES director Tim Miller. TES is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Many members are trained in various rescue skills, such as CPR, and in advanced lifesaving skills. Other resources include horse riders, foot searchers, water divers/boats, air, dog teams, and 4x4's. For more information: www.texasequusearch.org. Company name: _________________________________________________ Contact name: _________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________ City/State/Zip: _______________________________________________ Phone: ________________ E-mail: ______________________________ Fair Market Value: ____________________________________________ Item or service donated: ______________________________________ Pick-up/Delivery Details: _____________________________________ Donations are deductible for income tax purposes to the extent allowed by law. Donor Signature: __________________________ Date: ____________ Rachel Alert Network 4500 Williams Drive Suite 212 PMB 220 Georgetown, Texas 78628 rachelalert@yahoo.com
Texas Attorney General I just talked to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office. General Abbott wants to attend our concert to show his support for what we are doing!
Congratulations RC...that is a really good sign. Thanks also for posting the donation form and information about the organizations!
Music for Missing concert raises awareness 03/25/2003 KVUE.com An effort to bring home missing persons is getting a boost from the music community. The Rachel Alert Network will present the first-ever Music for the Missing Concert. Al White and Dave Jorgenson will put on a free show Sunday, April 6 from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. at the Dallas Night Club on Burnet Road. http://www.kvue.com/news/local/032503kvueConcert-eh.94ea3be2.html The concert is designed to raise awareness of the problem of missing persons. Donations will be collected for organizations that help bring home missing persons. In addition to the free concert, a silent auction will be held. All proceeds from the concert go to Texas EquuSearch and Travis County Search and Rescue, organizations that have participated extensively in the search for Rachel Cooke. The Rachel Alert Network helps prevent abductions through awareness education and provides information to friends and families of abducted persons. The organization was founded by the parents of Rachel Cooke, who disappeared in January 2002.
Lots of neat items have been donated for the auction so hop on a plane and join us! I got to see some of the ietms this evening and want to say that there have been some generous donations. Hopefully, with more to come since this is a very worthy cause.
Golf Anyone? We have golf, golf, golf, rounds of golf with cart for 2 or 4 people from three different country clubs and one public coarse. Gift baskets are coming in. With Texas units suffering the most loses and captures in the war with Iraq, wouldn't it be nice to send "A Taste of Texas" to some of the other men and women in the Texas units. I saw on TV tonight how the Red Cross will send it to "da boys" for you.
BACA The local Austin chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) contacted me with an offer to help with Rachel and the other missing. The Salt Lake City chapter of BACA helped distribute Elizabeth Smart's flyers. BACA will help distribute flyers and hopefully they will have several members in attendance at the concert on April 6 and the Run/Walk for Rachel on May 17. I have invited BACA to set up a table at the Run/Walk. Several volunteer agencies will be at that event to tell the public what they do.
Music for Missing concert raises awareness 04/03/2003 KVUE.com An effort to bring home missing persons is getting a boost from the music community. The Rachel Alert Network will present the first-ever Music for the Missing Concert. Al White and Dave Jorgenson will put on a free show Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Dallas Night Club on Burnet Road. The concert is designed to raise awareness of the problem of missing persons. Donations will be collected for organizations that help bring home missing persons. In addition to the free concert, a silent auction will be held. All proceeds from the concert go to Texas EquuSearch and Travis County Search and Rescue, organizations that have participated extensively in the search for Rachel Cooke. The Rachel Alert Network helps prevent abductions through awareness education and provides information to friends and families of abducted persons. The organization was founded by the parents of Rachel Cooke, who disappeared in January 2002. http://www.kvue.com/news/local/040303kvueconcert-jw.c2c69254.html
repeat JR, That is the same article I already posted. kvue.com put it on their home page a second time at my special. I love those people!