Bring awareness, build community, and help bring missing children home.
Why Host a TMCD Event?
Every year on March 4th, Tennessee honors the children who are still missing, and the families who are still waiting. This date marks the disappearance of Bethany Markowski in 2001, a case that remains unsolved over two decades later.
By hosting a Tennessee Missing Children’s Day (TMCD) event in your city, you’re helping:
✅ Raise awareness about active missing child cases in our state
✅ Offer support and solidarity to affected families
✅ Educate your local community on child safety and prevention
✅ Keep pressure on unsolved investigations
We’ll Help You Get Started
Whether it’s a small gathering or a city-wide ceremony, we’re here to make it easy for you to get involved.
When you sign up to host, you’ll receive:
🎒 TMCD Event Toolkit — Includes posters, flyers, press release templates, social media graphics, talking points, and suggested event formats
🎤 Optional Guest Speaker Coordination — We’ll help connect you with family members, advocates, or experts if you’d like
📫 Ongoing Support — We’re here to answer questions and support you before, during, and after your event
What Kind of Events Can I Host?
Here are a few ideas — but you can make it your own:
- Candlelight vigil in a local park or church
- Awareness walk with missing child posters
- Table or booth at a local farmers market or community fair
- Classroom presentation or school safety day
- Social media campaign tied to your hometown
- Community art installation (e.g. “Empty Shoes” display)
Big or small, every event makes a difference.
How to Host
- Fill out the interest form below
- We’ll email your toolkit and help you choose a date and format
- Plan your event — and we’ll help amplify it online
- Host it in March (or anytime!) and keep us posted so we can highlight it on our website and social channels
Questions
Reach out to our team at team@findbethany.org and we’ll walk you through the process.
Together, we can bring Tennessee’s missing children home.
Together, we can keep their names in the light.