Missing People enlists social media celebs to reunite families with #TheBigTweet
A number of celebrities are helping push a charity's push to find missing people in the UK.
The group, called Missing People, is today (Monday 25 May) tweeting an appeal for a missing child every half an hour for 24 hours, backed by celebs such as JK Rowling, Simon Cowell, Martin Sheen and Katie Price.
Social media users are encouraged to share the tweets using #TheBigTweet hashtag in a bid to bring the missing home as a result of it being International Missing Children’s Day.
A number of celebrities already have helped to publicise the push.
Today is International Missing Children's Day. Please help by RTing @missingpeople's appeals - we can help find lost children. #TheBigTweet.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 25, 2015
It's that time of year again - @missingpeople's #TheBigTweet Hopefully we can reunite more missing children with their families this year
— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) May 24, 2015
I obviously encourage as many of you as possible to get behind the campaign again. And Thank you, this really means a lot.
— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) May 24, 2015
Today I'm supporting #TheBigTweet to help find missing children in the UK. Help us find them by following @missingpeople . Thank you!
— Stan Collymore (@StanCollymore) May 25, 2015
Morning #TheBigTweet team. You're doing so well. Just marvellous to see so many people sharing @missingpeople's appeals. Keep RTing.
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) May 25, 2015
Today is International Missing Children's Day @missingpeople tweeting details missing child every 30mins #TheBigTweet RT the tweets to help
— michael sheen (@michaelsheen) May 25, 2015
Morning "Let's help find some missing kids today. Follow @missingpeople and RT their appeals #TheBigTweet xx"
— Katie Price (@MissKatiePrice) May 25, 2015
@ky_kystealey @missingpeople a pleasure to do something good. Let's hope #thebigtweet brings some results
— Stephen Dixon (@skystephen) May 25, 2015
AP reports that Stephen Fry said: "It is a very simple concept and there is simply no excuse not to get involved, by retweeting these appeals, we can all help extend the platform that might bring those children home.
"Circulating the details of these children through the social media site is such a simple, yet incredibly effective way to give the appeals as much coverage as possible.
"I was so impressed by how the world of Twitter responded last year - an incredible 58,000 retweets in one day. The result? Two missing children were found. Invaluable."
Check out the campaign at the @missingpeople handle or #TheBigTweet to get involved.