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The campaign to find missing Madeleine McCann has now raised almost £1m, her
parents have said.
Gerry and Kate McCann said people have so far donated £901,234.89 to the
Madeleine's Fund: Leaving No Stone Unturned appeal.
And that figure could soon top £1m with a number of fund-raising events in the UK and abroad
over the coming weeks.
The funds are being used to help find Madeleine and bring her abductors to
justice. Any surplus funds will be used to help the cases of other missing
children.
The four-year-old was snatched from her parents' holiday apartment in Praia Da Luz on the Algarve,
southern Portugal,
two months ago.
The McCanns, from Rothley, Leicestershire, who have based themselves in Portugal since
May spearheading an international public awareness campaign to raise her
profile, believe she could still be found safe and well.
Some of the latest fund-raising events are:
:: Campaigners releasing 250 yellow balloons at Bryncrug Carnival in Mid-Wales on Saturday July 7.
:: Leicester Junior Doctors holding a Summer Ball on Friday July 13.
:: Casino Royale fund-raising night taking place in Hemel
Hempstead on Friday July 13.
:: Five young girls, aged 11 and 12, selling yellow
ribbons at their school in Seaford, East Sussex,
on Saturday July 14.
:: Balloon release in Beirut,
Lebanon on
Saturday July 14.
:: Sponsored toddle in Ipswich on July 17.
:: Cake-eating contest in Nottingham on July
20.
Meanwhile, the McCanns have told of their "outrage" after a
fraudulent £1.35m demand for information on Madeleine's whereabouts.
Dutch police arrested a man in the city of Eindhoven suspected of attempting to defraud
the missing girl'd family.
The 39-year-old man, who has not been named, allegedly pretended to know where
Madeleine was but demanded a payment of two million euros
for the information.
Prosecutors said that the man had confessed to making the whole story up after
his arrest.
Mr McCann said: "This extortion attempt has caused Kate and I considerable distress.
"We are particularly pleased that the Portuguese, British and Dutch police
worked so closely together to secure an arrest."
Anyone with information about Madeleine's whereabouts is urged to contact
Portuguese Police on 00351 282 405 400, Crimestoppers
on 0800 555 111 or an international Crimestoppers
number on 0044 18 83 73 13 36. |
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