Email to the Missing People Charity

pennylane wrote:

kathybelle wrote:

pennylane wrote:Beautifully said throughout Kathy. Well done!

"I am absolutely disgusted, that you have chosen the infamous child neglector Kate McCann, to be your ambassador. It is Kate and Gerry McCanns fault, that Madeleine is missing. The McCanns are the ones who made a conscious decision, to leave their children unsupervised in their unlocked, unlit apartment, 5 out of 6 nights of that so called family holiday. The McCanns even admitted that they left their children alone, after Madeleine told them, she and Sean had cried the previous evening and this wasn't the first time they had been told that their children were crying while they were out."

Hi Penny

Thanks a lot, we are all fired up on here after hearing this shocking news. I hope the people in charge of this charity read these emails, do the right thing and dismiss Kate McCann.

They tried in 2008 at Strasbourg to get Mommie Dearest on the face of a European Amber Alert system, but they failed miserably as a couple of determined journalist stood up for common sense, justice, and logic.

Figuring the time was definitely not right.... they snuck back to the UK with their tails between their legs.



Nothing short of a European Arrest Warrant is going to stop the gruesome twosome from climbing up the ladder of success. Too many heavies determined to keep them one step ahead of the law I'm afraid.

They did that at a time when the French system was already being tried out and a phone number had already been set aside. The French system was adopted, in spite of their efforts to hijack the process and have an American Amber alert system introduced.

I've just had a look who the patrons of the Missing People's Charity are and amongst the patrons are, Lorraine Kelly and Richard Branson. No wonder Kate's been given the Ambassador's job, with these two people as patrons.

AnnaEsse wrote:

pennylane wrote:

kathybelle wrote:

pennylane wrote:Beautifully said throughout Kathy. Well done!

"I am absolutely disgusted, that you have chosen the infamous child neglector Kate McCann, to be your ambassador. It is Kate and Gerry McCanns fault, that Madeleine is missing. The McCanns are the ones who made a conscious decision, to leave their children unsupervised in their unlocked, unlit apartment, 5 out of 6 nights of that so called family holiday. The McCanns even admitted that they left their children alone, after Madeleine told them, she and Sean had cried the previous evening and this wasn't the first time they had been told that their children were crying while they were out."

Hi Penny

Thanks a lot, we are all fired up on here after hearing this shocking news. I hope the people in charge of this charity read these emails, do the right thing and dismiss Kate McCann.

They tried in 2008 at Strasbourg to get Mommie Dearest on the face of a European Amber Alert system, but they failed miserably as a couple of determined journalist stood up for common sense, justice, and logic.

Figuring the time was definitely not right.... they snuck back to the UK with their tails between their legs.



Nothing short of a European Arrest Warrant is going to stop the gruesome twosome from climbing up the ladder of success. Too many heavies determined to keep them one step ahead of the law I'm afraid.

They did that at a time when the French system was already being tried out and a phone number had already been set aside. The French system was adopted, in spite of their efforts to hijack the process and have an American Amber alert system introduced.

Yes Anna, it's all coming back to me now.....


Edward McMillan-Scott is thinking "I wish I hadn't been coaxed into this bloody façade!"

It's not what you do, but who you know that decides. Lord and Lady McCann has a nice ring to it.

Justiceforallkids wrote:lests face it guys as much a s this pains me to say the mccans have won maddie will never get the juustice she so rightly deserves

I, on the other hand, strongly believe there is not a chance that they will escape Justice

The End Is Nigh wrote:

Justiceforallkids wrote:lests face it guys as much a s this pains me to say the mccans have won maddie will never get the juustice she so rightly deserves

I, on the other hand, strongly believe there is not a chance that they will escape Justice

i hope you are right!!!!

The End Is Nigh wrote:

Justiceforallkids wrote:lests face it guys as much a s this pains me to say the mccans have won maddie will never get the juustice she so rightly deserves

I, on the other hand, strongly believe there is not a chance that they will escape Justice

I'm going to buy you a lovely present if you are proven right TEIN

The End Is Nigh wrote:

Justiceforallkids wrote:lests face it guys as much a s this pains me to say the mccans have won maddie will never get the juustice she so rightly deserves

I, on the other hand, strongly believe there is not a chance that they will escape Justice

I always love it that you're so positive. I have to say l don't know if it was here or Jills site someone said about the This Morning interview Kate really didn't know what was going on with the review, which pleases me no end.

They're obviously not getting the Leics Police 'call me Stu' treatment, and that's a positive thing.

Thanks for those kind replies - I accept it could all go t*ts-up, but being relentlessly positive doesn't hurt one bit, for now!

I agree with TEIN and think the truth will out. This appointment might be a good thing as public opinion is obviously not as they thought reading the messages on Twitter and FB today. She will get more exposure which means more of the same over the coming weeks. Stay positive.

quickfingers wrote:I agree with TEIN and think the truth will out. This appointment might be a good thing as public opinion is obviously not as they thought reading the messages on Twitter and FB today. She will get more exposure which means more of the same over the coming weeks. Stay positive.

Yes, and more exposure means more of a backlash. Remember she couldn't do book signings because of the negative public reactions? Well, what do you think that THIS is going to be like? This is a catastrophic mistake, IMHO, not only by the charity, but by Kate McCann herself.

BTW just got this -

Thank you for your email to Info at Missing People. We will do
everything we can to respond to you during the next working day.

Somebody's going to be VERY busy between today and toimorrow.

Missing people will need to take on top PR people skilled in 'crisis management' as I believe this is called in the trade.

Wouldn't it be a laugh if they called on C.Mitchell to spin this for them?

James wrote:Missing people will need to take on top PR people skilled in 'crisis management' as I believe this is called in the trade.

Wouldn't it be a laugh if they called on C.Mitchell to spin this for them?

Or Justine Spencer

Missing People are probably hoping that the protest will burn itself out.
It won't, of course.
Anything she has done/does from now on will be inextricably linked with their name.
Like all the writs heaped upon justice seekers for example. Or her derogatory remarks re people who oppose her.

Are we to get some more distraction techniques to try and lead people away from this PR disaster?
Will Mr Birch and his super-dooper machine find another interesting hole to peer into?
Will Karen Sisson and the Olive Press spot Madeleine again in a Costa del Sol ice-cream parlour or lurking behind a sandcastle?

Brace yourselves ......

fred wrote:

James wrote:Missing people will need to take on top PR people skilled in 'crisis management' as I believe this is called in the trade.

Wouldn't it be a laugh if they called on C.Mitchell to spin this for them?

Or Justine Spencer

almostgothic wrote:Missing People are probably hoping that the protest will burn itself out.
It won't, of course.
Anything she has done/does from now on will be inextricably linked with their name.

It's a catalysmic own goal. As they rely on donations l think they are taking a very risky gamble....

The End Is Nigh wrote:

Justiceforallkids wrote:lests face it guys as much a s this pains me to say the mccans have won maddie will never get the juustice she so rightly deserves

I, on the other hand, strongly believe there is not a chance that they will escape Justice

I agree with you TEIN, but 'justice' may not
be as we all consider justice to be. Living
their lives with the constant fear of being
prosecuted and convicted, ducking and diving
a growing sceptical public, friends and family,
sleepless nights with nightmare slumber, and the
possible reliance on medication. The constant
fear of ridicule and their reputation shattered.
Always avoiding questions and accusing wisdoms,
and imprisoned within a circle of hangers-on and
a marriage nailed together forever based on a
mutual deceit and a let down.
So, justice has its way of dealing the cards, but
all the mccanns can do is shuffle them about a
little. They should really come clean.

This charity seems to be following the old philosophy that "Any publicity is good publicity." However, what if contributions to the charity dry up due to the appointment of Kate McCann? It would be interesting to see the comparison of funds coming in to the charity both before and after the controversial appointment.

Here are the account for 2010-2011, year ended 31 March 2011

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,131/gid,65/task,doc_download/


Nice little earner....1.3m in wages out off 1.4m income.....


Reminds me off another little campaign and KM is exactly the right person for this job.

Haha....everyone blocked who left a negative thread...only gurney and Carter and a few other sycophants left on the missing people webpage.....you couldn't make this up lol

kitti wrote: Here are the account for 2010-2011, year ended 31 March 2011

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,131/gid,65/task,doc_download/


Nice little earner....1.3m in wages out off 1.4m income.....


Reminds me off another little campaign and KM is exactly the right person for this job.

This whole thing stinks. It is all too familiar, even down to the holiday packs for sale.

I know companies / charities / people make error of judgements every day. Healys appointment is much more than an error of judgement. Indeed, the response yesterday from the organisation smacked of pure arrogance. Yes we knew she would be an upopular choice but hey we think she is fantastic. So f*** you, all of you who are would be donators. That makes no sense.

This arrogance is all too familiar, we have seen it displayed from a certain quarter over the past five years.

This charity was set up in 1993 as far as I can see. The two ladies who set it up are no longer there, according to the website. There is nothing to say therefore that it is run with the same ethos as displayed by the original founders.

This is just another part of the plan coming to fruition as far as I can see. I don't care what anybody says, there is no charity or company out there so stupid as to make a decision such as this. Of all the people in the world they chose Healy, who could quite possibly bring the whole company down.

Something very wrong with all of this.

kitti wrote: Here are the account for 2010-2011, year ended 31 March 2011

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,131/gid,65/task,doc_download/


Nice little earner....1.3m in wages out off 1.4m income.....


Reminds me off another little campaign and KM is exactly the right person for this job.

Thank you for posting these accounts Kitti.

The salary figure is £1.3 mill out of £1.9, total income (not £1.4 per your post).

The salary figure covers 43 staff. Per note 4 the highest paid person gets between £60,000 and £70,000 pa. Do the maths for the rest and you see there's no excessive salaries.

It worries me that some people don't seem to approve of paid staff in charities. people need to pay their mortgage and feed their children. I used to work for a very small charity. There were two of us and i was the senior employee. My salary was less than my qualifications warranted and I often worked more than the official hours. Salaries took up the majority of the very small income we had. So what! We did the work well and supervised/co-ordinated volunteers. While volunteers can be a great help, they can also be a pain in the neck. they come and go, they often think they have skills they don't and it can be difficult to suggest changes in the ways they do things.

Incidentally Missing peoples trustees (directors) do not receive salary or fees and per the accounts notes expenses of £178 were paid out in 2010/2011 for travel to meetings. The accounts published are very detailed and maybe Kate can learn from these accounts and put lots of information in the Funds next published accounts. But personally I doubt she will!

James wrote:

kitti wrote: Here are the account for 2010-2011, year ended 31 March 2011

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,131/gid,65/task,doc_download/


Nice little earner....1.3m in wages out off 1.4m income.....


Reminds me off another little campaign and KM is exactly the right person for this job.

Thank you for posting these accounts Kitti.

The salary figure is £1.3 mill out of £1.9, total income (not £1.4 per your post).

The salary figure covers 43 staff. Per note 4 the highest paid person gets between £60,000 and £70,000 pa. Do the maths for the rest and you see there's no excessive salaries.

It worries me that some people don't seem to approve of paid staff in charities. people need to pay their mortgage and feed their children. I used to work for a very small charity. There were two of us and i was the senior employee. My salary was less than my qualifications warranted and I often worked more than the official hours. Salaries took up the majority of the very small income we had. So what! We did the work well and supervised/co-ordinated volunteers. While volunteers can be a great help, they can also be a pain in the neck. they come and go, they often think they have skills they don't and it can be difficult to suggest changes in the ways they do things.

Incidentally Missing peoples trustees (directors) do not receive salary or fees and per the accounts notes expenses of £178 were paid out in 2010/2011 for travel to meetings. The accounts published are very detailed and maybe Kate can learn from these accounts and put lots of information in the Funds next published accounts. But personally I doubt she will!

James, I have no issue with anybody being a paid member of staff, be it charitable organisation or other. An honest days work for an honest days pay and many will be over worked and under paid and doing fantastic work with little recognition or gratitude.

I have serious issues though with the appointment of Kate Healy, as per yesterdays announcement. Any company / organisation / charity that makes such an appointment deserves to be questioned and I for one question the running of the organisation as a result of this decision.

It matters little what I think of Kate Healy as a person, what I think of what she has said over the years, how she has been portrayed in the media etc. However it matters to me that she has stated she left her children alone and it most of all matters to me that to this day she has never, ever, ever said sorry. She has never said what she did was wrong, what she did was an unacceptable thing to do. She and her husband have displayed an arrogance that I quite honestly find disgusting.

Therefore, I question why this appointment has happened, I question those who made the decision and as a result I question the organisation she is now part of.

It does not follow I have an issue with good, honest, hardworking people. It does not follow I question the charities to which I donate or believe in. I simply question Healy and those who have supported her appointment.

@@kitti...can you tell me if pammie is still posting on the Missing People fb page.If she is that is just incredible.And sickening.

kitti wrote:Haha....everyone blocked who left a negative thread...only gurney and Carter and a few other sycophants left on the missing people webpage.....you couldn't make this up lol

Nope, on the original missing people fb thread with the announcement about Kate becoming and ambassador, there are still over 400 comments, and all of the (negative) ones I posted are still there, plus I see a good few more negative ones as well