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Madeleine appeal fund set up by Irish friend
RONALD QUINLAN

The Independent, Sunday May 20 2007

Madeleine appeal fund set up by Irish friend
RONALD QUINLAN

AS the search for abducted four-year-old Madeleine McCann enters its third week, a dedicated bank account has finally been set up here in Ireland to allow people to assist through donations.

Funds raised through the Madeleine McCann Appeal account at the AIB bank are to be used to help fund the ongoing search for Madeline, and to help defray the costs of legal representation for her distraught parents.

The establishment of the account has been undertaken by Donegal-based Katerina Fernandez, a close friend of the missing girl's family.

Madeleine and her parents stayed with Ms Fernandez on a recent holiday in Donegal. Ms Fernandez fondly recalled the Easter visit.

"It's very hard to take it all in. It's bad enough when it's a child you don't know. But she was here with her family. It was only a weekend, but I can still see everybody down at the beach playing rounders. I can still picture Madeleine there. It's devastating," she said.

Ms Fernandez set up the fundraising account at the AIB to maintain awareness of Madeleine's case in Ireland.

Madeline McCann Fund
AIB Account No: 07511020
Sort Code: 93-73-39

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/madeleine-appeal-fund-set-up-by-irish-friend-679891.html

Mothers raise money for Madeleine

A group of mothers from Lisburn have come together to raise money for the Madeleine McCann Fund. The 50-strong United Mothers group was formed as a result of the child's disappearance in Portugal 19 days ago.

As well as hosting a fundraiser, they are urging all Northern Ireland primary schools to have a 'yellow ribbon day', to support Madeleine's family.

The campaign's Aine Elmore said that rather than just thinking about what happened, they wanted to take action. "I have a daughter who's three months younger than Madeleine. I wake up in the night thinking about her and to check on her," she said.

"I can really feel for the McCann family and think 'what are they going through?' and rather than sitting thinking about it let's do something about it - let's try and get Madeleine back home.

"Mothers were standing at the school gate and thought let's get together and raise some money for the Madeleine Fund."

A website set up to find the missing child has received around 100 million hits and 50,000 messages of support since its launch on Wednesday.

Details of how to donate to Madeleine's Fund - at banks, by post or via the internet - can be found at http://www.findmadeleine.com.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/nort ... 679045.stm

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