Nick Lampson: “I want to congratulate ADVO, Inc. in its recovery of its 100th missing child that has been featured on the "Have You…”

“I want to congratulate ADVO, Inc. in its recovery of its 100th missing child that has been featured on the "Have You Seen Me" direct mail cards. For 15 years, ADVO has been a strong commitment to aiding in the recovery and return of missing children. In partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploitative Children and the United States Postal Service, ADVO launched its America's Looking for Its Missing Children program in 1985. Reaching an estimated 79 million homes each week with pictures of missing children, the familiar "Have You Seen Me" cards are constant reminders to the public that hundreds of thousands of children are missing annually in our country. In total, more than 40 billion pictures of missing children have been distributed to date, and Americans have responded in an unprecedented way. We announced on July 31 the joyous reunion of a 5-year-old Pennsylvania girl with her mother, following an 18-month abduction, its 100th recovery of a safe child resulting from the familiar mail cards. One in six children is found as a direct result of programs like ADVO. It takes a few seconds of our time to stop, look, and think about the children that are featured on posters, on the cards, and on television. Each time we see one, we are presented with an opportunity to reunite a family with their missing child. Once again, congratulations to ADVO on its continued commitment to a very worthy cause.”