Dear John,

It’s heartbreaking. When I stop and think of each family who is searching for a missing child right now in the United States—anxious and suffering because they don’t know where their child is–I can’t help but feel sick. Sadly, every summer, we see the number of missing children reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) increase—and this year is no exception. We always have to act quickly because we know that missing children are vulnerable to sex trafficking, violence, disease, and tragically—death.

But, because of real-life-heroes like YOU, John, I always have hope.

Your support powers NCMEC’s effective programs and partnerships that are helping to recover missing children today and in the future—because we never stop searching for missing kids. During the last 36 years, NCMEC has received more than 5 million calls to our 24hr Hotline, circulated billions of photos of missing children and assisted law enforcement in the recovery of more than 348,000 missing children.

You are vitally important to the search for missing kids and today I am asking you to never stop supporting our mission by joining our Heroes’ Circle monthly giving program.

This is your chance to be a real-world hero for children.

We have a goal of getting 50 new Heroes to join our Heroes’ Circle with contributions of $25/month or more before Missing Children’s Day on May 25. John, please be the reason a child never has to experience the trauma of victimization.

As a token of our gratitude, we will send you a NCMEC branded gift of your choice if you sign up for a recurring gift during the month of May at $25 or more. To join our Heroes’ Circle and to see your choice of gifts, just click on "Become a Member" below:

Please know that we cannot carry out our critical mission to help find missing children without you. Thank you.

Sincerely,



John Walsh
Co-Founder
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

P.S. Throughout this month, we will be sending you the stories of missing children to show you how important your gifts are and to invite you to please join our Heroes’ Circle.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation.