Friday 25 October, 2024
A banner once used to raise awareness for the desperate search for Daniel Morcombe will be the focal point at the launch of the 20th Day for Daniel.
Denise and Bruce Morcombe are launching the 2024 Day for Daniel at Palmwoods on the Sunshine Coast at the Walk for Daniel.
The banner that participants walk through to mark the beginning of the event was once the outer skin of a hot air balloon.
“That was back in the frantic search days where it would silently drift in the wind above the Noosa hinterland between 2004 and 2007,” Bruce said.
An estimated two million people will wear red, educate, and donate for the 20th year of Australia’s largest child safety education and awareness day.
Held on the last Friday of October, this year’s Day for Daniel will be the biggest yet with 8,500 schools, early learning centres and workplaces involved.
“From its creation with very modest support, now 20 years later, we estimate that some two million Aussies will be participating,” Denise said.
“Day for Daniel is our son’s legacy at work.”
A new educational resource is also being released on Day for Daniel – the Daniel Morcombe Foundation’s first digital children’s book, Wobbly Jelly.
Wobbly Jelly follows the story of a cat named Jelly who is learning how to stay safe and recognise its body clues. It adds to the Foundation’s free Keeping Kids Safe educational resources.
Bruce Morcombe said this year’s Day for Daniel was a time to reflect on the past two decades.
“For 20 years the Daniel Morcombe Foundation has cut through the barriers and done what others thought complicated and difficult,” Bruce said.
“We want to take this opportunity to thank Australia for never forgetting Daniel. Here’s to another 20 years of unwavering dedication and advocating for children.”
Australians are urged to Wear Red, Educate and Donate on Day for Daniel. We wear red as a symbol of the distinctive t-shirt Daniel was wearing when he went missing.
The Daniel Morcombe Foundation’s free Keeping Kids Safe resources offer useful educational tools and advice to facilitate important conversations about personal safety.
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