Please Help Find Madeleine

Little Blue Lost still missing

Four year-old Madeleine McCann from Rothley in Leicestershire — an Evertonian through family in Liverpool — has been missing since 3rd May after being snatched from a holiday resort apartment in the Portuguese Algarve.

While the local authorities pursue leads behind a media blackout mandated by Portuguese law, the McCann family are doing all they can to keep the story of their daughter's abduction in the spotlight as cynicism of the media and public reaction back in Britain threatens to diminish public support for Madeleine's plight.

What can I do?

On a practical level, donate to the "fighting fund" set up to aid in the search. ToffeeWeb briefly took donations to help international readers donate online. Those funds were transferred to the Madeleine Fund's new PayPal account on Sunday, 20th May.

If you want to make a financial contribution and haven't yet done so, you can do so at www.findmadeleine.com

If you are holidaying in Portugal, Spain, North Africa or anywhere in Western Europe in the coming weeks or are based on the Continent, talk about it with people you meet and simply be on the lookout.

Madeleine has a disctinctive "black flash" in her right eye where her pupil runs into her iris which her family hopes will aid in her identification. (See photo, below)

A shot in the dark, maybe, but one look at an innocent child in her Everton jersey is enough to make you want to do anything you can, no matter how insignificant it might seem.

If you have any information about Madeleine's whereabouts, you can call the international number for Crime stoppers: +44 1883 731 336.

Donate to the Madeleine Fund

A "fighting fund" to aid in the search and help the McCann family with escalating legal costs has been set up via www.findmadeleine.com. The website has details of how you can make a donation to this not-for-profit fund, either by cheque or online to a dedicated bank account.

We've duplicated the fund details below in case the website is down to due to enormous traffic. Note that some banks' online payment forms won't accept the full title of fund as stated on the website. As long as the account number and sort code are correct, it doesn't matter if you abbreviate it.

 

Fund Details

Copied from www.findmadeleine.com

From, Thursday May 17th:

members of the public will be able to make donations to 'Madeleine's Fund : Leaving No Stone Unturned Limited' over-the-counter in any branch of NatWest and The Royal Bank of Scotland.

From now:

Postal Donations can be made with cheques payable to 'Madeleine's Fund : Leaving No Stone Unturned'. Cheques should be posted to the following address:

‘Madeleine’s Fund’
c/o The International Family Law Group
26 Southampton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 7RS

Internet donations can be made into the following account:

'Madeleine's Fund : Leaving No Stone Unturned'

Branch
Natwest
PO BOX 113
Cavell House
2A Charing Cross Road
London
WC2H ONN

Sort Code 60 40 05.
Account Number 32130058

Donations From Ireland
an account that allows folk in Ireland to donate directly to
Allied Irish Bank (AIB)

account number: 07511020,
sort code: 937339
Madeleine McCann account

Internet banking donations from abroad
IBAN: GB63NWBK60400532130058
IBAN bic: NWBKGB2L

All donations will be processed free of charge.

Mobile Phone Donations
Text "MADDIE" to 60999 and £1 will be taken from your phone for the Madeleine Fund. (Standard network charges may apply)

Funds will be paid to Madeleine's Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned Limited: Company Registration Number - 6248215
3. The objects of the Foundation are:
3.1.1 To secure the safe return to her family of Madeleine McCann who was abducted in Praia da Luz, Portugal on Thursday 3rd May 2007;
3.1.2 To procure that Madeleine’s abduction is thoroughly investigated and that her abductors, as well as those who played or play any part in assisting them, are identified and brought to justice; and
3.1.3 To provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine’s family.
3.2 If the above objects are fulfilled then the objects of the Foundation shall be to pursue such purposes in similar cases arising in the United Kingdom, Portugal or elsewhere.