I've been in contact with the group of people aho have created the "Find Madeline" website. This is what I have posted elsewhere:-
When I was a little girl, we used to play the game "pass it on". Someone would make up a story, tell one person and say "pass it on" and we'd see how far the story would spread.
A week ago, little Madeline McCann was abducted from her hotel room in The Algarve, Portugal whilst her parents ate their evening meal closeby within the hotel complex. They are a very nice family and Madeline's father is a respected cardiologist. He and his wife had been taking it turns to check on their children at half hourly intervals.
Portugese law prevents the police from discussing the investigation - even with the parents of the missing child. Also, such crimes are rare in Portugal and it would appear that the police are under-resourced and under-experienced in dealing with this crime. Experts have been flown in from other countries to help.
It is now felt that she may have been taken out of the country. A Scottish businessman has put up £1 million (almost $2 million) as a reward for information leading to Madeline's return. International footballers David Beckham and Reynaldo (sp) have made TV appeals for her safe return.
A group of volunteers have set up a webpage with the aim of spreading Madeline's photo and the tipline numbers are globally as possible.
www.findmadeline.com
Here is a link to a new story (with other links):-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6645341.stm
Click on the link in my signature for the website dedicated to finding Madeline.
In these cases, we often feel helpless. As parents we cannot begin to imagine the horror of having your child abducted and not knowing whether they are alive or dead or what horrors they may be enduring. It is agnonising for us to watch the tv appeals of parents who are suffering our worst nightmare.
However, there IS something that everyone can do - we can "pass it on" - i.e. spread the word. If everyone could post the link to the
www.findmadeline.com website
just once to ANY other forum with the request for others to do the same, word will spread quickly.
Internet communities CAN help!