CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
National Missing Children’s Day – Observed on May 25
- National Missing Children’s Day has been commemorated in the United States on May 25, since 1983, when it was first proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan.
- It falls on the same day as the International Missing Children’s Day, which was established in 2001.
- The 2021 National Missing Children’s Day poster contest winner is Heidy Jimena Perez Veleta from Sunnyside Elementary School in Dodge City, Kansas.
- Heidy’s poster represents the theme “Bringing Our Missing Children Home,” through her colorful representation of two hands forming a heart.
- Missing Children’s Day with a ceremony honoring the heroic and exemplary efforts of agencies, organizations, and individuals to protect children.