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Charity Milk Carton Appeal for Missing Teenager
A teenager who went missing after visiting friends in Scotland is the latest person to appear on thousands of milk cartons in a national campaign launched by the charity, Missing People, in partnership with the supermarket, Iceland.
Mariam Ashraff, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was just 14 when she went missing in Glasgow on 9 March 2006. She has not been seen or heard of since.
The charity hopes to generate vital information about Mariam’s whereabouts by publicising her photo across 800,000 Iceland milk cartons.
Director of Fundraising and Marketing at Missing People, Alison Cowan, said: “Missing People provides support for missing children, vulnerable adults and families left in limbo. The charity also searches - securing publicity that could end years of heartache. We are hugely grateful to Iceland supermarket for their support of this awareness raising.”
Those known to have been found directly as a result of the previous Iceland appeals include a vulnerable 16 year old missing for more than seven months.
Chief Executive of Iceland, Malcolm Walker said: “We are really pleased to be working with Missing People through these milk carton appeals. Not only does this campaign raise the profile of Mariam’s case and keep the search for her alive, but it also raises awareness of many others like her who go missing every year.”
As well as appealing to the public to contact Missing People with any information about Mariam, each carton label will urge Mariam herself to contact the charity’s Runaway Helpline.
Runaway Helpline helps to safeguard young people across the UK via 24 hour advice and support via Freefone 0800 700 740, by email on runaway@missingpeople.org.uk and now by texting 80234.
To find out more, visit www.missingpeople.org.uk/mariamashraff where you can also make a donation.
