Shawn Hornbeck Search & Rescue Team

HCR 63 Box 495

Richwoods, MO 63071����

573 678-2999

866 400-5353

[email protected]

https://www.shawnhornbeck.com

 

PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Craig Akers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Phone: 573 678-2999

2:00 PM CST, December 12, 2002


Shawn Hornbeck Benefit Night Announced


Richwoods, MO � December 12, 2002 � Shawn Hornbeck Search And Rescue is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Shawn Hornbeck Benefit Night.The event will be held on the evening of Friday, January 3, 2003 at the Carpenter�s District Council Hall at 1401 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63139.All proceeds are used to fund our ongoing search activities and media distributions.

Activities planned for the evening include live music, dancing, a raffle and silent auction, door prizes and more.The event will run from 7:00 pm until 12:00 am, with food and refreshments available.Tickets for the benefit are $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door.You can purchase tickets by calling 866 400-5353 or online at www.shawnhornbeck.com.

Shawn Hornbeck Search And Rescue is a division of the newly formed Shawn Hornbeck Foundation, a Missouri Not For Profit corporation created to provide assistance in the location and recovery of missing or abducted children.The Shawn Hornbeck Foundation will provide assistance in the establishment of Search and Rescue Operations; a website for missing children; nationwide flyer and poster distribution; child fingerprinting and identification; and other activities to assist the families of missing or abducted children.


Shawn Hornbeck, 11, was last seen riding his bike Oct. 6 near his home in rural Richwoods, Mo., about 60 miles southwest of St. Louis.Shawn is 4�-8� tall, weighs 90 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.He was wearing blue jeans, an orange T-shirt with the word �Astros� in black lettering on the front, and white Nike tennis shoes with a blue Nike emblem on the sides.His bicycle is a 20� lime green 21-speed mountain bike with the lettering �Next� and �ShockZone� on the frame.