The Madeleine Fund - Leaving No Stone Unturned Ltd.

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Support: Donations
The full objects of the Fund are:

• To secure the safe return to her family of Madeleine McCann who was abducted in Praia da Luz, Portugal on Thursday 3rd May 2007;
• To procure that Madeleine's abduction is thoroughly investigated and that her abductors, as well as those who played or play any part in assisting them, are identified and brought to justice; and
• To provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine's family.
• If the above objects are fulfilled then the objects of the Foundation shall be to pursue such purposes in similar cases arising in the United Kingdom, Portugal or elsewhere.

http://www.findmadeleine.com/support/index.html

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[faithlilly]

 



Support: Donations
The full objects of the Fund are:

• To secure the safe return to her family of Madeleine McCann who was abducted in Praia da Luz, Portugal on Thursday 3rd May 2007;
• To procure that Madeleine's abduction is thoroughly investigated and that her abductors, as well as those who played or play any part in assisting them, are identified and brought to justice; and
• To provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine's family.
• If the above objects are fulfilled then the objects of the Foundation shall be to pursue such purposes in similar cases arising in the United Kingdom, Portugal or elsewhere.

http://www.findmadeleine.com/support/index.html

Nothing about funding vexatious libel litigation then ?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Nothing about funding vexatious libel litigation then ?

That could be included under the umbrella ' to provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine's family'.

Interesting in its complete vagueness.

[faithlilly]

That could be included under the umbrella ' to provide support, including financial assistance, to Madeleine's family'.

Interesting in its complete vagueness.

Indeed SH !

[Redblossom]

They are all vague and all encompassing enough.....interesting these objects/objectives were set in the middle of May 2007 when the Police investigation was hardly two weeks in.....did they have a crystal ball?
Im referring particularly to no 2
Indeed at the fund launch John Mccann talked about private investigators...video available somewhere

[Sherlock Holmes]

They are all vague and all encompassing enough.....interesting these objects/objectives were set in the middle of May 2007 when the Police investigation was hardly two weeks in.....did they have a crystal ball?
Im referring particularly to no 2

I have not looked too closely at the wording on the findmadeliene website before, but it seems to me the McCanns are being quite transparent about the fact that monies raised are likely to be used privately by the family.

Providing 'financial assistance' to a family implies money for relatively basic things, doesn't it?

According to that wording, any aspect of the McCanns' living expenses could be covered by the fund.

If so, why are we surprised when a mortgage payment was covered by the fund?

[Redblossom]

I have not looked too closely at the wording on the findmadeliene website before, but it seems to me the McCanns are being quite transparent about the fact that monies raised are likely to be used privately by the family.

Providing 'financial assistance' to a family implies money for relatively basic things, doesn't it?

According to that wording, any aspect of the McCanns' living expenses could be covered by the fund.

If so, why are we surprised when a mortgage payment was covered by the fund?

my point in my quoted post has nothing to do with that...but anyway....when people donated money they were not reading the articles of the fund....they donated money to help find the child....granted most wouldnt care how it was used if it served that purpose.....when it came out in summer 2007... Dont ask me WHO leaked the info and why.......that they had used circa 5k to pay 2 mortgage payments...some people were agog....as this was considered outside said purpose....now both the Mccanns will have had paid compassionate leave, for how long I dont know....but obviously they were stuck financially...their mortgage on their own house didnt seem to be the reaponsibility/wishes of donators.....they did pay it back apparently...doing so means they too didnt thnk it fell within the objectives of the fund.....it was a temporary loan of sorts

[Sherlock Holmes]

my point in my quoted post has nothing to do with that...but anyway....when people donated money they were not reading the articles of the fund....they donated money to help find the child....granted most wouldnt care how it was used if it served that purpose.....when it came out in summer 2007... Dont ask me WHO leaked the info and why.......that they had used circa 5k to pay 2 mortgage payments...some people were agog....as this was considered outside said purpose....now both the Mccanns will have had paid compassionate leave, for how long I dont know....but obviously they were stuck financially...their mortgage on their own house didnt seem to be the reaponsibility/wishes of donators.....they did pay it back apparently...doing so means they too didnt thnk it fell within the objectives of the fund.....it was a temporary loan of sorts

Thanks for all those details. I assume the very general wording on the website represents lawyers' advice in order that the McCanns are covered against misappropration of funds.

Regarding your initial point about the objectives in May 07, what are you referring to?

[Redblossom]

Thanks for all those details. I assume the very general wording on the website represents lawyers' advice in order that the McCanns are covered against misappropration of funds.

Regarding your initial point about the objectives in May 07, what are you referring to?

The second bullet point......presumes the fund will be used to investigate, that was less than two weeks in to the police investigation....

[icabodcrane]

The second bullet point......presumes the fund will be used to investigate, that was less than two weeks in to the police investigation....

That hadn't occured to me,  but you are quite correct Red  ...  less than two weeks after they reported their child missing  (  abducted  )  they were  already planning to run a parallel   'investigation' ! 

[Sherlock Holmes]

That hadn't occured to me,  but you are quite correct Red  ...  less than two weeks after they reported their child missing  (  abducted  )  they were  already planning to run a parallel   'investigation' !

Any family in today's world are going to run their own parallel investigation in the form of websites, social networking, etc. for a missing relative.

I have been following two missing persons cases this year where the families are very active in this way. They have websites, organise fund raisers, etc.

[jassi]

Any family in today's world are going to run their own parallel investigation in the form of websites, social networking, etc. for a missing relative.

I have been following two missing persons cases this year where the families are very active in this way. They have websites, organise fund raisers, etc.

Were they set up before 2007, or are they just following the McCann model?

[Redblossom]

That hadn't occured to me,  but you are quite correct Red  ...  less than two weeks after they reported their child missing  (  abducted  )  they were  already planning to run a parallel   'investigation' !

yes,he paid lip service  to the idea Madeleine might be found any day now but said as it becomes protracted we will have to do x y z

[Mr Gray]

That hadn't occured to me,  but you are quite correct Red  ...  less than two weeks after they reported their child missing  (  abducted  )  they were  already planning to run a parallel   'investigation' !

They probably realised very quickly the PJ were rubbish

[Redblossom]

Any family in today's world are going to run their own parallel investigation in the form of websites, social networking, etc. for a missing relative.

I have been following two missing persons cases this year where the families are very active in this way. They have websites, organise fund raisers, etc.

Setting up a facebook page and arranging fund raising is not a parallel investigation.....we are talking hiring private investigators here......

The family in general seemed so pro active, so pro active they tried to find out how the abductor got in before the police were called lol