ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Please be advised the meeting location
for the Morgan Harrington Volunteer Search Party has changed for November
6-8(th). Volunteers are now instructed to assemble at the Department of
Forestry located at:
900 Natural Resources Drive
Charlottesville, Va. 22903
Searches will begin this weekend at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Volunteers must be at least 18 years old, must provide photo identification,
and are encouraged to dress in comfortable clothing. Volunteer opportunities
include search efforts, paperwork, flyer distribution, food services, and much
more.
The location for the community meeting scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. on
Thursday, November 5(th) will remain at the Cavalier Inn's Jefferson Room in
Charlottesville. Information about the search process and procedure will be
provided to volunteers at this time. Attending the community meeting is NOT
mandatory to volunteer for the search this weekend.
At the request of friends and supporters, the Harrington family has
established the Find Morgan Fund to aid the development of flyers and other
print materials, as well as search and rescue initiatives. Contributions may
be sent via PayPal through www.FindMorgan.com or sent by mail to the following
address:
Find Morgan Fund
P.O. Box 7588
Roanoke, VA 24019
The community meeting and search are being coordinated and facilitated by
police authorities and the Laura Recovery Center, a non-profit organization
that provides search services. The search helps augment the work of law
enforcement.
For more information about the search for Morgan, visit www.FindMorgan.com and
www.LRCF.org.
Anyone with information about Morgan's whereabouts should contact the Virginia
State Police tip hotline at (434) 352-3467 or bci-appomattox@vsp.virginia.gov.
The Jefferson Area Crime Stoppers has established a $100,000 reward for
information leading to the location and recovery of Morgan. The band Metallica
also has added an additional $50,000 reward.
SOURCE The Harrington Family
Leslie Valenza, +1-202-973-1330, lvalenza@levick.com
