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Details on Saturday’s Bike Ride and UL Game Seating

University of Louisiana-Lafayette is providing a space on campus to create a pocket park and install a “ghost bike” to honor Mickey Shunick. Immediately following the Community Celebration in Honor of Mickey Shunick, a bike ride will lead to this pocket park location at St. Landry Extension and Dean Street. Bicyclists will leave Parc International at 4:00pm and arrive at the pocket park at 4:45.

 UL President Joseph Savoie will be in attendance during the installation of the ghost bike.Immediately following, the Shunick family asks the community attend the UL football game at Cajun Field. Barricades will be set up near “student tail gating” to act as bike racks. Mickey will be honored at 5:45pm, prior to kick off. Please consider buying advance tickets for Section J, which are $30. Students with an ID who are part of the Celebration are encouraged to sit in Section K. Please enter the stadium at Gate D.

The game will be dedicated to the memory of all UL students who we have lost this year.

All events are rain or shine.

Posted in Celebrating Mickey, Events

Celebrate Mickey in New Orleans

Bike Ride and Concert to Celebrate the Life of Mickey Shunick

For all those who want to celebrate Mickey in New Orleans:

Please join us in remembering the beautiful and amazing Mickey Shunick with a night time, candle lit bike ride from Jackson Square to The Howlin Wolf music venue where there will be a variety of entertainment, food, drinks and a raffle. All proceeds after cost will be donated to the charity of the Shunick family’s choice in honor of Mickey. More details coming soon so keep checking back! SPREAD THE WORD!!!

Date: Saturday, October 6, 2012

Official Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/414295471951758/

DJ JENNA, RARELUTH, SPORTS AND LEISURE, ENGLAND IN 1819 AND LUXLEY WILL BE PERFORMING.

Posted in Celebrating Mickey, Events

Volunteers Needed

If you would like to volunteer at Community Celebration in Honor of Mickey Shunick, please email celebratemickey@gmail.com by Thursday at noon.

Here is what we need:

General set-up

8:30am-11:30
3 volunteers

General set up includes hanging signs, hanging banners, situating tables, lining recycling boxes and garbage cans, checking bathrooms, directing food vendors and beverage/ice deliveries, setting up family tent and chairs, securing gates, assisting bike corral volunteers and general problem solving

Stage set up

8:30am-11:30
2 volunteers

Stage set up includes hanging a large banner, setting up chairs for family, speakers and city officials and members of the orchestra.

Public questions/problem solving

11:00-2:00
2 volunteers
2:00-6:00
2 volunteers

Public questions/problem solving includes staying at the volunteer tent and answering questions the public may have about the event, how to volunteer etc.

Program Table

11:00-2:00
3 volunteers
2:00-6:00
2 volunteers

Sitting at the Program Table includes handing out free programs and free stickers to public and either answering questions the public may have or directing them to somebody who can help at the volunteer tent.

Work the Coca-Cola booth

(includes lifting ice)
10:00-2:00
4 volunteers
2:00-5:00
4 volunteers

Working at the Coca-Cola booth requires you be physically able to lift 20 pound bags of ice. If it is a hot day, it will be hot work. Tickets will be sold and people will redeem 20 ounce bottles of Coke or water for $1 tickets. Tips cannot be accepted for this service.

Garbage and recycling

11:00-2:00
4 volunteers
2:00-6:00
4 volunteers

Garbage and recycling requires ensuring the recycling boxes and garbage cans are relined throughout the day. It may also require sorting some recyclables out of the garbage into the recycling boxes. Nancy Shunick is very concerned recycling will not happen and so this aspect, while a little dirty, is very important to her.

Art wall

11:00-2:00
2 volunteers
2:00-6:00
2 volunteers

Shahi, a friend of Mickey’s, will be on site Saturday morning to help coordinate the art wall. She will need volunteers to help artists hang their work, ensure appropriate (ie non-violent) work is hung and is pertinent to Mickey and that the guidelines have been followed (ie sales and promotion are prohibited as is giving any art to the Shunick Family). This will require sensitivity to artists who are both children and adults. This also requires the second shift people to stay behind while the ghost bike is being installed and the UL football game starts.

General tear-down

5:00-6:30
3-6 volunteers

General tear-down is an important job. Most participants will be leaving to either go on to the ghost bike installation or the UL game (or both). We really need people to stay behind and ensure that banners are taken down, signs are taken down, chairs are stacked, the art wall is cleaned up, and that garbage is not all over the place.

Posted in Celebrating Mickey, Events

Community Celebration in Honor of Mickey Shunick Poster

Read more about the Community Celebration in Honor of Mickey Shunick here.

https://www.facebook.com/events/442809482424545/
Community Celebration in Honor of Mickey Shunick

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Update on Community Celebration in Honor of Mickey

Community Celebration in Honor of Mickey ShunickCommunity Celebration in Honor of Mickey Shunick press release, updated on September 21:

(official event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/442809482424545/)

The family and friends of Mickey Shunick are announcing The Community Celebration in Honor of Mickey Shunick. This is a public celebration that will take place at Parc International in Lafayette, Louisiana on September 29, 2012. Gates will open at 11:30 am, with the event beginning at noon. The Shunick family wants to emphasize that this is truly a celebration in every sense of the word, as well as a show of thanks to everyone in our community who helped to bring Mickey home. All who have been touched by Mickey’s story are invited to attend. IDI Workspace Solution will make a public art wall available for the public to share art inspired by Mickey. The Little Paint Brush Art Studio will will be providing children with an opportunity to create their own butterfly bracelets. Beer and soft drinks will be sold. Food will be available for purchase from Carpe Diem Gelato, BiBi’s Patisserie, Freetown Fries, and Zeus. T-shirts with a new, celebratory graphic will be sold by Absolutely Monogramming and Gifts for the cost of printing.

The Community Celebration in Honor of Mickey Shunick will begin with several friends sharing their memories of Mickey. The Acadiana Symphony String Quartet will join us on stage during the formal remembrance. City-Parish President Joey Durel will speak to join family and friends in recognition of law enforcement officers, volunteers, donors, university officials, the district attorney’s office, Texas Equusearch, Special K-9s and our community as a whole for this incredible effort and outpouring of love to the Shunick family. Finally, the Shunick Family will give a personal statement to the community.

The next portion of the celebration will consist of live performances from three of Mickey Shunick’s favorite local bands. Whole Damn Town will perform first at 1:15, followed by imagineIAM at 2:15, and closing with Rareluth at 3:30. The Community Celebration in Honor of Mickey Shunick will culminate at 4:15pm with a public bike ride following the route Mickey took the morning of May 19th. We are encouraging attendees to either ride or bring their bicycles to Parc International so that they may join the ride. A free “bike corral” will be managed by Bike Lafayette. The ride will conclude with the permanent placement of a “ghost bike” at the end of St. Landry Street, and ninety live Monarch butterflies will be released as a tribute to Mickey. University of Louisiana-Lafayette President Joseph Savoie will join us for the dedication of the ghost bike.

The Shunick Family requests that the public continue on to the UL football game where Mickey will be honored with her family present, and the game will be dedicated to her strength and bravery. “This day will honor Mickey’s life and her impact on this community. This brave, young woman inspired us to action and we want her legacy to be that which will continue to inspire love and kindness toward one another,” says Barbara Alexander, friend of the Shunick family. For guidelines for contributions to the public art wall, please contact celebratemickey@gmail.com. Read more here on how you can volunteer on the day of the event.

Posted in Celebrating Mickey, Events

Update on Keiosha Felix – Please Share New Flyer

Please share these new flyers for missing teen Keiosha Felix.

www.findkeioshanow.com

Missing in Louisiana - Keiosha Felix Missing Flyer

Posted in Missing, Missing in Louisiana

Abducted Teen May Be in LA or TX

Update Saturday, September 22, 2012: The missing teenager, 15-year-old Ailene Mariz Lander, was recovered early Saturday and placed in protective custody along with five of her siblings. http://whnt.com/2012/09/17/15-year-old-girl-kidnapped-in-dothan/

Update Friday, Sept. 21, 2012: Alabama’s Dothan Police Department issued a release on Friday morning stating the girl and her accused abductors were spotted in East Texas. Friday Afternoon, investigators believed they are looking for the girl and her accused abductors possibly being in a stolen 2003 green Toyota Sienna.

http://www.ktre.com/story/19606184/police-kidnapped-teen-abductors-spotted-in-etx

 

http://www.katc.com/mobile/news/police-abducted-teen-family-now-outside-alabama/

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a teenager and the stepfather who allegedly abducted her from state custody in southeast Alabama are believed to be in western Louisiana or eastern Texas. Police also say officers are on the lookout to make sure they don’t cross the U.S. border. Officials say 36-year-old Charles Partin abducted his 15-year-old stepdaughter, Ailene Lander, during a doctor’s appointment in Dothan on Monday. She was in state protective custody at the time, but officials haven’t said why. Authorities say they’ve issued warrants for Partin and the girl’s mother, Julie Bethke, who they believe is assisting her husband. A police statement says they may be seeking help from charitable organizations along the way. Police say the couple’s five other children are likely with them, possibly in a Toyota minivan.

Posted in Missing

Help Bring Kristopher Home

Kristopher’s organization needs help rallying some attention. Let’s help them get their boy home! https://www.facebook.com/FindKcGimpdaddy

Missing from North Dakota - Kristopher D. Clarke Nickname-K.C.

Posted in Missing

Volunteer Camera Operators Needed

AOC Community Media is looking for volunteer camera operators to record The Community Celebration to Honor Mickey Shunick on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 12-5 p.m. To support Mickey’s mother AOC member Nancy Rowe and honor her family’s request, we will respectfully record speakers at the event as well as capture B-roll footage for the family of Mickey Shunick. Any AOC members interested in volunteering for this crew should email info@aocinc.org.

Posted in Celebrating Mickey, Updates

Community Celebration to Honor Mickey Shunick

The family and friends of Mickey Shunick are announcing The Community Celebration to Honor Mickey Shunick. This is a public celebration that will take place at Parc International in Lafayette on September 29, 2012. Gates will open at 11:30 am, with the event beginning at noon. The Shunick family wants to emphasize that this is truly a celebration in every sense of the word, as well as a show of thanks to everyone in our community who helped to bring Mickey home. A public art wall will be on display. Beer and food will be available for purchase. T-shirts with a new, celebratory graphic will be sold for the cost of printing. (more details below)

DATE: Saturday, September 29,1012

TIME: Noon-5 pm (gates open at 11:30

LOCATION: Parc International in Downtown Lafayette

EVENTS:

  • Words of thanks and memories from Mickey’s friends and family, and City-Parish President Joey Durel
  • Public Art Wall display
  • Live Music
    • 1:30 Whole Damn Town
    • 2:30 imagineIAM
    • 3:45 Rareluth
  • 5:00 Public bike ride following the route Mickey took the morning of May 19th
  • 6:00 UL- Lafayette football game where Mickey will be honored with her family present and the game will be dedicated to her strength and bravery

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE:

  • Food and beer
  • T-shirts with a new, celebratory graphic

The Community Celebration to Honor Mickey Shunick will begin with several friends sharing their memories of Mickey. City-Parish President Joey Durel will speak and the family and friends will recognize law enforcement officers, volunteers, donors, university officials, the district attorney’s office, Equusearch, Special K9s and our community as a whole for this incredible effort and outpouring of love to the Shunick family. Finally, the Shunick Family will give a personal statement to the community.

The next portion of the celebration will consist of live performances from three of Mickey Shunick’s favorite local bands. Whole Damn Town will perform first at 1:30, followed by imagineIAM at 2:30, and close with Rareluth at 3:45.

The Community Celebration to Honor Mickey Shunick will culminate at 5:00 pm with a public bike ride following the route Mickey took the morning of May 19th. We are encouraging attendees to either ride or bring their bicycles to Parc International so that they may join the ride. The ride will conclude with the permanent placement of a “ghost bike” at the end of St. Landry Street as a tribute to Mickey.

The Shunick Family requests that the public continue on to the University of Louisiana, Lafayette football game where Mickey will be honored with her family present and the game will be dedicated to her strength and bravery. “This day will honor Mickey’s life and her impact on this community. This brave, young woman inspired us to action and we want her legacy to be that which will continue to inspire love and kindness toward one another,” says Barbara Alexander, friend of the Shunick family.

To contribute art to the public art wall or to volunteer the day of the celebration, please contact celebratemickey@gmail.com.

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