The Madeleine Fund beginnings.

[Mr Gray]

This post is my opinion only.

If all my efforts were directed at convincing people that I was innocent of any wrongdoing I would need to appear to be beyond reproach. Writing a book and donating all the profits to a good cause might give that impression.

If my family and I are able to influence how my donation is used, and if I and my family benefit from that use, then
my actions might be seen as self-interested rather than philanthropic.

But I doubt kates intentions are  trying to convince anyone of anything

[Brietta]

This post is my opinion only.

If all my efforts were directed at convincing people that I was innocent of any wrongdoing I would need to appear to be beyond reproach. Writing a book and donating all the profits to a good cause might give that impression.

If my family and I are able to influence how my donation is used, and if I and my family benefit from that use, then
my actions might be seen as self-interested rather than philanthropic.

In my opinion they achieved the impossible when their tireless efforts on Madeleine's behalf resulted in Scotland Yard and the Policia Judiciaria reviewing Madeleine's case.

This led to the full blown investigation into Madeleine's disappearance we have today.  RESULT!!  I would say ~ and impossible without Madeleine's parents and the fund set up on her behalf.

[slartibartfast]

How would you like it if I asked you for a cite every time you write a post?  In this instance I demand cites for supprters seeimg to despise the provision of cites and some moderators not enforcing cite provision.  Perhaps Rob could start a new thread for my request?

Seem = opinion.

[xtina]

Hmmm ... that explains why Kate deposited the profits from her best selling book into the fund set up for Madeleine.

Bit of a strange way of getting her hands on her own money I would have thought ... but it takes all kinds

what else could she do ....the book was written for the fund....

people bought it ...to add to the fund....

but don't forget the money it seems still belonged to the mccs...

to spend IMO how they wished .....

[Robittybob1]

what else could she do ....the book was written for the fund....

people bought it ...to add to the fund....

but don't forget the money it seems still belonged to the mccs...

to spend IMO how they wished .....

How the fund directors decided.

[xtina]

How the fund directors decided.

seems the account of what it was spent on are still well overdue ...are they not....

[Brietta]

what else could she do ....the book was written for the fund....

people bought it ...to add to the fund....

but don't forget the money it seems still belonged to the mccs...

to spend IMO how they wished .....

She could have administered her money from her own private bank account or taken a leaf out of Amaral's friends' book who opened a private account where appeal money from public donations for him was deposited ... ??

She didn't have to put her own money into the public domain subject to law ... but she did.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Seem = opinion.

Sunny seems to be quite mistaken. 

[Lace]

IMO this is why the fund was started in the first place....

and made into a private company.

how does anyone know what that money was spent on....

Rubbish,  the fund was set up as so many people wanted to help find Madeleine,  where were they supposed to put all the money donated?   The hospital where Gerry worked donated £10,000.

Richard Branson and others give a lot of money to meet lawyers fees.

Where does it say they paid court costs out of the fund?

[xtina]

Rubbish,  the fund was set up as so many people wanted to help find Madeleine,  where were they supposed to put all the money donated?   The hospital where Gerry worked donated £10,000.

Richard Branson and others give a lot of money to meet lawyers fees.

Where does it say they paid court costs out of the fund?

the book is still there ....he won...

the mccs were not cleared of any involvement ....

says it all really ....

[Lace]

the book is still there ....he won...

the mccs were not cleared of any involvement ....

says it all really ....

Amaral said that the British police agreed with his conclusion, then he goes on to say the British police wanted to follow the abduction, that is why he got annoyed and why he was removed.   Make up his mind.

[G-Unit]

How the fund directors decided.

The Fund directors at the moment are;

Family members;
Gerry McCann
Kate McCann
Brian Kennedy

Family friends;
Jon Corner

Other;
Edward Smethurst
John Griffin

The McCann family could be said to have a majority on the board at present.

[Vertigo Swirl]

The Fund directors at the moment are;

Family members;
Gerry McCann
Kate McCann
Brian Kennedy

Family friends;
Jon Corner

Other;
Edward Smethurst
John Griffin

The McCann family could be said to have a majority on the board at present.

How so?

[John]

The Fund directors at the moment are;

Family members;
Gerry McCann
Kate McCann
Brian Kennedy

Family friends;
Jon Corner

Other;
Edward Smethurst
John Griffin

The McCann family could be said to have a majority on the board at present.

Three of the founding directors, namely, John McCann, Esther McVey and Doug Skehan subsequently left the Fund leaving only the parents and Brian McCann as part of the original Company.


Madeleine Fund Won't Pay For Legal Costs


7:11am UK, Thursday September 13, 2007

Money from the Find Madeleine campaign will not be used to fund Kate and Gerry McCann's legal costs, the trustees have announced.

They announced the decision after discussing the matter at a special meeting.

The McCanns had already said they would not use the cash - more than £1m - to pay any legal bills, even if the trust had let them.

But the trustees decided to meet anyway to consider whether the money could be used in principle.

Fund director Esther McVey said the decision had been taken despite legal advice that it would be legally permissible to use the money for a legal defence.

She said the trustees understood that as well as a "legal answer" there was a "spirit which underlies the generous donations to Madeleine's fund", which it was their responsibility to steer.

Ms McVey thanked contributors to the fund for their kindness, support and generosity, and then explained that the fund had been set up to find Madeleine, support the McCanns and bring the abductor to justice.

She stressed that the McCanns had not asked to use the money to pay for their legal costs, and went on to say that any future fund set up to pay such costs would have to be separately administered.

A family spokesman earlier confirmed the McCanns would not seek to use the money to pay their legal bills.

https://joana-morais.blogspot.com/2010/02/madeleine-fund-wont-pay-for-legal-costs.html

[G-Unit]

In my opinion they achieved the impossible when their tireless efforts on Madeleine's behalf resulted in Scotland Yard and the Policia Judiciaria reviewing Madeleine's case.

This led to the full blown investigation into Madeleine's disappearance we have today.  RESULT!!  I would say ~ and impossible without Madeleine's parents and the fund set up on her behalf.

Documenting what has happened as a result of the McCann's efforts says nothing about the motives driving those efforts.