Summary: BALLOON RELEASES THROUGHOUT UK COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY 25 MAY 2011. UNITED KINGDOM: The problem of missing children is complex and multifaceted. The exact number of children missing at any one time internationally is unknown. However to give an indication on the extent of the problem, it is estimated that every year in the United Kingdom 225,000 people go missing, of those figures between 97,700 and 110,000 are children under the age of 18. The vast majority of these children are usually recovered within 1 week of their disappearance, however it is estimated that 1% remain as “Long Term” missing. International Missing Children’s Day is a day to commemorate missing children who have been found, remember those who have been victims of crime and continue efforts to find those who are still missing. Forever Searching together with supporters of the cause will be releasing balloons to mark International Missing Children’s day. These releases will be taking place throughout the UK. Attached to every balloon, there will be a tag which will provide the details of a missing person, the tag also asks for the finder of the tag to return it to the Group telling them where the tag was found. Forever Searching Group will be using this day to release a compilation of music that has been donated by various artists, in an effort to raise further awareness of our missing. http://www.foreversearching.com
