



Posted 28 June 2015 - 04:50 PM
Miles for the Missing, Superbear: A Teddy Bear Journey
Faster than an expedited package! More powerful than the average social media savvy bear! Able to leap over tall fundraising barriers in a single bound! ("Look! Posted on Facebook!" "Tweeted on Twitter!" "It's a You-Tube video!" "No, it's Superbear.. strange visitor from another planet, who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal bears!
Superbear... who can change the course of the future for families of missing persons, bend hearts positively with his bare hands, and who, disguised as Teddy Bear, a mild-mannered volunteer for a non-profit organization, fights a never-ending battle for awareness for missing persons, donations, and the American way! And now, another exciting travelouge, in the Adventures of Miles for the Missing, Superbear!
I'm Miles for the Missing, Superbear. I'm going on a journey all over the US to visit families of missing persons and bring awareness to their loved one's case.
I'm fueled by generous people like you, and won't be able to travel without your donation to Project Jason, a 501c 3 nonprofit organization. For every 3 donations above *$14.99, I get to travel and meet the next host family. Unlike my friend Superman, who has an aversion to green, I love it!
While I am with my host family, they'll show me around town and I'll check in on my Facebook page so you can watch my journey unfold. They'll take cool photos with me and a poster of their missing loved one. They'll also share a story with me about that person and I'll share all of it with you.
I have the best volunteer job ever as I get to travel, visit with these families, learn their stories, and best of all, create awareness for their missing loved ones!
It's Superbear easy to donate. You can:
Mail a check to Project Jason at PO Box 59054, Renton, WA 98058
Use Paypal or Network for Good. The links to both of those websites can be found here: http://projectjason....u-can-help.html
I can't do it without you, though. Please keep me on the road and help Project Jason help the families of the missing. Donate, share, and share some more.
Families of the missing who are interested in hosting me, please email milesforthemissing@projectjason.org.
Kelly Murphy, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
www.projectjason.org
Please help us in our mission as a 501 c 3 nonprofit: http://projectjason....y-campaign.html
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
Posted 28 June 2015 - 05:40 PM
What we do with your donation: http://projectjason....u-can-help.html(Scroll down)
*Donations less than $15 will be added together to equal the $15 and then count toward Miles' travel. All donations are needed and appreciated.
Watch for details of Miles' journey here and on his Facebook page.
https://www.facebook...100010082341145
Kelly Murphy, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
www.projectjason.org
Please help us in our mission as a 501 c 3 nonprofit: http://projectjason....y-campaign.html
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
Posted 30 July 2015 - 07:48 PM
http://www.wdrb.com/...er-memory-alive
Family of missing woman using teddy bear to keep her memory alive
Posted: Jul 30, 2015 2:21 PM PST
Updated: Jul 30, 2015 3:24 PM PST
By Lawrence Smith
MADISON, Ind. (WDRB) -- When Molly Dattilo went missing 11 years ago, it affected most everyone in her hometown of Madison. It is one of Indiana's most mysterious missing person cases and now her family is trying something new to make sure no one forgets.
Meet Miles Superbear. He is sent across the country to the hometowns of missing persons. On Thursday, he was in Madison, brought there by Molly Dattilo's cousin, Amy.
“That's the whole point of it, just to show people that we still remember her, we still honor her that, and Miles Superbear is our mascot for the missing,” said Amy Dattilo-Cavallaro.
On July 6, 2004, Molly Dattilo vanished. She had used a pay phone in Indianapolis and hasn't been seen since.
She is presumed dead, but her body has never been found.
“It's still like it was yesterday,” said Dattilo-Cavallaro.
Amy has photographed Miles the Superbear at many of Molly's favorite spots. They'll be posted on social media, and on the website of the bear's sponsor, Project Jason, which provides help to families of the missing.
“If we keep it alive, we still have hope. If we keep it alive, the people who do have the information, they can still come forward,” she said.
Police have never filed criminal charges, but the family did win a civil suit against the man suspected of killing Molly.
Molly's uncle, who runs the family's hundred-year-old business, is pleased that younger family members are still carrying her torch after more than a decade.
“The message gets old but these kids have continued with it, and I hope they continue with it until they get an answer,” said Tony Datillo.
Family members still have hope that they can one day bring Molly's remains home to Madison.
“I'm not going to stop until we find her,” said Amy.
On Friday, Amy mails the bear to Illinois, as the family another missing person tries to keep hope alive.
You can check out the Project Jason website here.
Kelly Murphy, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
www.projectjason.org
Please help us in our mission as a 501 c 3 nonprofit: http://projectjason....y-campaign.html
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
Posted 31 July 2015 - 07:06 PM
http://www.madisonco...e/178/961/91897
Keeping Molly’s Memory Alive
Renee Bruck, Courier Staff Writer
Friday, July 31, 2015 3:03 PM
A teddy bear on a mission visited Madison on Thursday to spend the day raising awareness about missing persons.
Nearly 4,000 miles since his adventure began, Miles for the Missing Superbear traveled to the area to call attention to Madison native Molly Dattilo’s disappearance, which happened more than a decade ago.
Eleven years later, Molly’s family and friends still have few answers as to what happened to the youngest of nine children.
An Eastern Kentucky University student who was taking summer classes at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Molly was last seen on July 6, 2004, around Westlake Apartments in Indianapolis. She left behind her cell phone, clothes, identification and ATM card on the night she disappeared.
Police traced a call Molly made to a friend from a pay phone around 11 p.m. on the day she disappeared to the Thornton’s gas station on Crawfordsville Road in Speedway. No one has heard from her since then.
The 5-foot, 100-pound woman with brown hair and green eyes was 23 years old when she went missing.
But Miles Superbear wasn’t in town to bring attention to the statistics retold over and over with each poster family and friends pinned up over the years.
Molly’s cousin Amy Dattilo Cavallaro said the teddy bear was in town to remember Molly for all the great things about her life.
Miles Superbear began the day by visiting the Madison Consolidated High School track with Dattilo’s family. Molly’s name still graces the girls’ track and field boards for her record-breaking achievements in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter races.
Cavallaro shared her memories of Molly’s high school track career while at the field. Molly’s sister, Tara, once held a Madison Consolidated High School track record that Cavallaro topped years later. In 1998, Molly beat Cavallaro’s record.
Molly’s record still stands today.
Miles Superbear and the Dattilo family then ventured to the riverfront near Broadway where the annual 5K run/walk and elementary races bearing Molly’s name are held.
Cavallaro said Molly would have loved the riverfront walkway.
Miles Superbear also stopped by Molly’s childhood home and the Dattilo Fruit Company on Main Street.
The teddy bear ended his visit with the family and day in Madison with a trip to the Lanier Mansion. Molly and her family spent several years just blocks away from the mansion in a home near the corner of Second and Elm streets.
While the memories remain 11 years after Molly’s disappearance, so do several questions. At first, family and friends waited for an explanation days after they last heard from Molly.
Those days turned into months. Months turned into years.
Yet they still wait for the answers.
The Dattilo family connected with Project Jason – a national nonprofit organization that provides resources to families of missing persons – after Molly went missing in 2004. Cavallaro also found out about Miles Superbear, a Project Jason awareness and fundraising campaign, through that connection.
The project began, ironically, on July 6 – the 11th anniversary of Molly’s disappearance. Miles Superbear left Washington state, traveling to visit families in Texas, West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana so far.
His next adventure takes him to Maple Park, Ill.
Cavallaro said Miles Superbear can only continue his nationwide journey if the project receives funding. Project Jason organizers hope to receive three donations of $14.99 for each stop he makes so the nonprofit group can continue its work with families of missing persons.
People may donate at www.projectjason.org.
Miles Superbear also shares his adventures and stories of his visits with families on Facebook under the name “Miles Superbear.”
Anyone with information about Molly’s disappearance should call the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at (317) 262-TIPS.
Kelly Murphy, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
www.projectjason.org
Please help us in our mission as a 501 c 3 nonprofit: http://projectjason....y-campaign.html
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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