Several Months ago I was tasked with creating a backdrop for the Ceremonies taking place in our states capital for Missing Children’s Day by the Florida Outdoor Advertising Association. Yeah I’m cool like that I guess. …Anyway using a Florida map graphic created by another designer, I assembled a nice quick clean design.
It went over well and was approved very soon after completion. It was mounted on a mobile billboard and parked as the backdrop to the ceremonies to be held with state officials in attendance including the Governor Charlie Crist.
Me being based in Tampa I was not able to get there in Tallahassee for the ceremony but thanks to Amy at FOAA I was able to get a hold of a few pictures of the day.
I think it was about a week or so later after the big day I was contacted by the Florida Missing Children’s Day Foundation President, Drew Kesse. He was grateful for my involvement and arranged a time to come by and give me a nice plaque and a lovely letter of gratitude.
Speaking with him about his own involvement with the foundation when his daughter went missing a few years ago in Orlando, I realized I had done artwork for that cause as well. The conversation led me to remember the story my mom told me about how I was almost abducted by someone when I was just a few years old playing at the local park.
This is more than a serious and worthy cause. Just in this past year there have been several cases of formerly missing children returning home found again after years of families hoping and praying for the day they’d return. There’s always a chance and hope is a powerful driving factor.
I am glad to have been involved with raising awareness for this cause.
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