Clubs join forces in support of International Missing Children’s Day
The 25th of May is the International Missing Children’s Day and football clubs have come together to raise awareness of this sensible matter.
In 2001, the ICMEC (International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children), the NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) and the GMCN (Global Missing Children’s Network ) have proclaimed the International Missing Children’s Day.
Highlighting the issue of child abduction and educating parents on safeguarding measures to protect their children, the 25th of May has become the day to honor missing and abducted children while celebrating those who have been recovered.
This year the football community will join forces with ICMEC to spread awareness on this sensitive subject. Both the European Club Association (ECA) and FIFA have joined the ‘Football Cares’ initiative. “Clubs have a longstanding tradition of being vehicles for social impact in both their local communities and globally, a tradition of massive importance in today’s world. As a collective unit, ECA’s members have an unparalleled platform to reach millions worldwide to support those that are particularly vulnerable in our society,” said Charlie Marshall, Chief Executive Officer at ECA.
Over 250,000 children in Europe go missing every year. On #InternationalMissingChildrensDay, we have teamed up with @ICMEC_official to support the #FootballCares initiative to help reunite vulnerable young people with their loved ones pic.twitter.com/w5N1ic47VO
— ECA (@ECAEurope) May 25, 2020
Many football clubs involved
Over 50 football clubs have decided to use their social media visibility to bring awareness to International Missing Children’s Day. Among them also many Supporters of Each Other and EFDN members:
💙 #RangersFC is proud to join @MissingPeople, @ICMEC_official and the global #FootballCares community to try to #FindEveryChild#InternationalMissingChildrensDaypic.twitter.com/1BJhtRnWqR
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) May 25, 2020
AEK FC supports International Missing Children’s Day#aekfc #ECA #ISMEC #NoChildStandsAlone #InternationalMissingChildrensDay #xamogelotoupaidiou #aekfamily pic.twitter.com/onYJYalgg8
— AEK F.C. (@AEK_FC_OFFICIAL) May 25, 2020
On #InternationalMissingChildrensDay, Chelsea is proud to support #FootballCares and join the global football community, @ICMEC_official and @ECAeurope to make sure that #NoChildStandsAlone. pic.twitter.com/D1ihJXZUXW
— Chelsea FC (at 🏡) (@ChelseaFC) May 25, 2020
On #InternationalMissingChildrensDay, @WFSummit is proud to support #FootballCares and join the global football community and @ICMEC_official to make sure that #NoChildStandsAlone! pic.twitter.com/ROfCASoH18
— World Football Summit (@WFSummit) May 25, 2020
Elk jaar verdwijnen in Europa meer dan 250.000 kinderen. Op #InternationalMissingChildrensDay steunen wij en de @kaagentfdn het #FootballCares-initiatief en werken we samen met @ICMEC_official and @ECAeurope om ervoor te zorgen dat #NoChildStandsAlone! pic.twitter.com/F8Y1L6TCxX
— KAA Gent (@KAAGent) May 25, 2020
Over 250,000 children in Europe go missing every year. On #InternationalMissingChildrensDay, GNK Dinamo Zagreb has teamed up with @ICMEC_official, @ECAeurope and the #FootballCares community to help reunite vulnerable young people with their loved ones 🙏 pic.twitter.com/naO6vBqX0F
— GNK Dinamo (@gnkdinamo) May 25, 2020
💚 On #InternationalMissingChildrensDay, the Hibernian FC community is proud to join @MissingPeople, @ICMEC_official and the global #FootballCares family to try to #FindEveryChild. https://t.co/YqZxi8M68e
— Hibernian FC (@HibernianFC) May 25, 2020
On #InternationalMissingChildrensDay, #Inter are proud to unite with the global football community to make sure that #NoChildStandsAlone#FootballCares #FindEveryChildpic.twitter.com/7RbI1Xj9Hj
— Inter (@Inter_en) May 25, 2020
On #InternationalMissingChildrensDay, we’re joining forces with @MissingPeople, @ICMEC_official and the global #FootballCares community in the hope of reuniting vulnerable young people with their loved ones.pic.twitter.com/ffmeEVs0I5
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 25, 2020
More than 250,000 children go missing every year in Europe.
Juventus, together with @ECAEurope and @ICMEC_official, supports #FootballCares, an initiative to help missing children find their loved ones ❤️
#InternationalMissingChildrensDay https://t.co/8ICHBhBUaX— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) May 25, 2020
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