The former foster parents of missing 6-year-old Oakville girl Oakley Carlson will hold a school supplies drive through the month of August in Oakley’s honor. Oakley’s foster …
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The former foster parents of missing 6-year-old Oakville girl Oakley Carlson will hold a school supplies drive through the month of August in Oakley’s honor.
Oakley’s foster mother, Jamie Jo Hiles, announced the supply drive in an Oakley Carlson Facebook group on Friday.
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Jamie Jo and Erik Hiles held a book drive in Oakley’s honor last summer, which brought in over 800 books for various schools, day cares, doctor’s offices and foster care centers in the Oakville area.
Switching to a school supply drive this year, the Hiles have created an Amazon wishlist at
Check out my list on Amazon, where donors can select what items they want to purchase and have them delivered to Jamie Jo Hiles, who will sort the items and deliver them to local schools.
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The Oakley Carlson Reward Fund, which reached $100,000 in March, will purchase $1,000 worth of school supplies for this drive, according to Jamie Jo Hiles.
The reward is for credible information that leads to Oakley’s whereabouts or for information that leads to the arrest of anyone involved in her disappearance.
The reward fund is managed by Light the Way Missing Persons Advocacy Project and expires Dec. 6, 2024.
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“As Oakley’s mama, I thank you for honoring her with me and keeping her name out there through acts of service that help everyone — this is how Oakley loved, by helping,” Jamie Jo Hiles wrote.
More information on Oakley’s case and opportunities to help with the search effort can be found at
HOME | Justice for Oakley.
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