About Us
Who We Are
The National Vigil For Hope is a coalition of businesses, organizations, media, and individuals that agree “One Missing Child or Adult, is One TOO Many.”
On Saturday, May 15, 2010 thousands of families, friends, businesses, organizations, and the public will come together for an hour of prayer, hope, and awareness for thousands of missing people who may be “gone…but are not forgotten.”
Michelle Bart, owner of Helping Heroes Productions, who once had a voice for missing toddler Caylee Anthony and her grandparents, started the National Vigil For Hope while searching for Caylee in 2008. Bart has always been aware of the importance of bringing home missing children, but the search for Caylee Marie Anthony was a wake up call. “Despite the nature or circumstance of how a child [or person] goes missing, one thing should never be questioned: the person must be found and brought home and most importantly, NO ONE should ever give up HOPE.”
The National Vigil For Hope is comprised of a steering committee of concerned business owners, organization executives, public safety professionals, and individuals from across the country that are driven by passion, concern, and hope in making a difference in the lives of those missing and the families still clinging to a dream of someday seeing their loved one again.
The National Vigil For Hope “Host” Committee is the backbone to bringing awareness to the communities across the country. The men and women who make up this group include people personally touched by the search for Caylee Anthony, may have a missing child currently in their own family or community, are involved with a community non-profit organization, or they want to have a voice for all missing children and adults. The “Host” Committee are the folks that will represent communities and host a Vigil Site on May 15th across the country.
On Saturday, May 15, 2010 the public will be encouraged to join a vigil event in their community for prayer, hope, and awareness for those missing in their community or around the country. Those that cannot make it to a site location, the public will be encouraged to log onto their computer and click through missing person’s links that will be provided on www.nationalvigilforhope.org.
This is not a fundraising event, but rather a public awareness effort to bring more attention to a growing epidemic that needs the support from all of us in order to eradicate it.