From Playing Baseball to Finding Missing Children: The Missing Child Project
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The Ceremonial First Pitch
The Ceremonial First Pitch is a long-standing baseball ritual in which a guest of honor throws a bal...
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Press Release: ElemenTory The Movie
ElemenTory the Movie JACKSONVILLE, FL – March 25, 2024 – The Missing Child Project is proud to...
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Investigator/Author Champions The Missing Child Project: CSI Gerardo Bloise
Jacksonville FL – January 26, 2024 – Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) Gerardo Bloise will donate a por...
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Meet The Missing Child Project!
View our message from The Missing Child Project’s Founder Dennis Bair....
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Expansion of The MCP High School Clubs
From One to Seven! Our high school clubs started a few years ago when Corey Udell, a student and bas...
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Pleased to Announce the Missing Child Project
In 2022, BairFind launched The Missing Child Project to give everyone an opportunity to join in the ...
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Press Release: The Missing Child Project Honors the Daytona Tortugas
Jacksonville FL – September 19, 2022 – The Missing Child Project honors The Daytona Tortugas f...
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Our First “Meetup at the Ballpark” Was a Success!
Our first “Meetup at the Ballpark” was a success! Thanks to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp front o...
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The MCP Clubs Have Expanded to Seven High Schools
From One to Seven! Our high school clubs started a few years ago when Corey Udell, a student and bas...
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The Missing Child Project Announces Expansion of the MCP High School Club Program
Jacksonville FL – September 12, 2022 – The Missing Child Project announced the expansion of The Miss...
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2019 MiLB Community Report
Read the report below (PDF file): https://www.bairfind.org/MiLB Community Report 2019_Digital.pdf...
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Ponte Vedra High student launches club to help find missing children
Corey Udell hopes to expand BairFind Club to high schools nationwide By Kent Justice – Anchor/report...
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Who is that ‘big guy’ helping to find missing children? It’s former Cubs prospect Dennis Bair
By Gary Phillips, The Athletic Dennis Bair was once on the fast track, a 6-foot-5 pitching prospec...
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Six missing children found from Appy League BairFind signs
By Betsy Haugh, Appalachian League REDINGTON SHORES, Fla. – Six missing children featured on BairFin...
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Client Highlight: Interview with The BairFind Foundation
Kevin Monahan took us on as a client and educated us on how to lay the foundation for a successful n...
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Minor league ballpark signs raise awareness on missing kids
by Ray Glier, Special for USA TODAY Sports JACKSONVILLE — Gina DeJesus was one of three girls abduct...
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A to Z: ‘It’s Fun to Be a Fan’ in 2018
From food to mascots and more, get ready for the MiLB season Full article here: https://www.milb.com...
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Fort Wayne Mad Ants Lead Charge on Effort to Find Missing Children
By Kayla Stewart, Reporter FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne’s NBC) – Former Chicago Cub’s pitcher, Denni...
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Pacers Launch Effort to Assist in Finding Missing Children
INDIANAPOLIS – Mirroring an effort that has had success with their NBA G League affiliate in Fort Wa...
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Minor league ballpark signs raise awareness on missing kids
by Ray Glier, Special for USA TODAY Sports JACKSONVILLE — Gina DeJesus was one of three girls ...
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Classy.org and Welker Media award the BairFind Foundation for its Outstanding Work
Two notable awards were given out to The BairFind Foundation this past week. First, Welker Media Inc...
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Panda Patriot Power Teams Up With BairFind and Williamsport Crosscutters to Find Missing Kids
Jacksonville, FL – July 13, 2017 – The BairFind Foundation is proud to announce a continuation of th...
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BairFind Announces Second Year of Partnership with Minor League Baseball to Find Missing Kids
Jacksonville, FL – April 3, 2017 – The BairFind Foundation announces its second year of partnership ...
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BairFind Foundation Named As a Top 100 Non-Profit and Social Enterprise for the 7th Annual Classy Awards
Jacksonville FL – March 29, 2017 – The BairFind Foundation was named as a top 100 finalist for the 7...
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The BairFind Foundation’s 2016 Annual Report
The BairFind Foundation is happy to announce our 2016 Annual Report! Click below to read a summary o...
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Baseball keeps memory of missing children alive
By Emelia Hitchner, St. Augustine Record For the families of missing children, hope can be a fleetin...
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BairFind Foundation Receives Presidential Citation Award from MiLB President Pat O’Conner at Baseball Winter Meetings
Jacksonville, FL – January 4, 2017 – The BairFind Foundation was awarded Minor League Baseball’s Pre...
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Mad Ants join BairFind Foundation to search for missing children
BairFind provides information that fans can see at games. By Sheryl Krieg, skrieg@news-sentinel.com ...
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The BairFind Foundation Announces Partnership with the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA Development League
Jacksonville, FL – November 21, 2016 –The BairFind Foundation has established a new partnership with...
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#GivingTuesday and The BairFind Foundation
Giving Tuesday is an international day of philanthropy recognized by millions as an opportunity to f...
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BairFind Helps Kids Find Their Way Home
By Josh Norris, Baseball America Every minor leaguer across the country spends their time working to...
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BairFind Foundation Thrives With MiLB Partnership
by Jarah Wright, Ballparkdigest.com Former minor league pitcher Dennis Bair didn’t expect missing ch...
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Two teenagers missing from Virginia found after pictures placed on Danville Braves’ sign
By Elizabeth Tyree & Valerie Bragg DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) – Two of the missing children feat...
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D-Braves join in fight to find missing kids
By Michael Livingston, GoDanRiver.com Samantha Clarke, Shimeaka Gibson and more than 360 children ar...
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Spinners helps nonprofit group locate missing children
By The Lowell Sun LOWELL — A Florida-based nonprofit group that works with minor league baseba...
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Jacksonville City Council Honors BairFind with Resolution
Jacksonville, FL – September 13, 2016 –The Jacksonville City Council presented The BairFind Foundati...
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BairFind Bringing Kids Home
by Jim Molis, Jacksonville Nonprofit News, Every picture does tell a story. For Dennis Bair, that pi...
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Columbia Fireflies A Part of Program That Helps Find Missing Children
By Loren Thomas, WLTX-TV 19 Columbia, SC (WLTX) – Two missing Columbia teenagers have now been...
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Sand Dollar Cleaners partners with the BairFind Foundation
Sand Dollar Cleaners is holding its annual fund raising campaign and this year proceeds will benefit...
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BairFind Announces Nationwide Expansion of Search for Missing Children
For Immediate Release, July 18, 2016 Jacksonville, FL – July 18, 2016 – The BairFind Foundatio...
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Dodd Stadium to feature photos of missing children in nationwide campaign
By Claire Bessette, Day staff writer Norwich – Fans entering the Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium wil...
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What BairFind means to me
by Blake Stockton, Guest Blogger To me, BairFind means hope. Hope for the families of missing kids. ...
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BairFind Awarded $25,000 Grant for National Concourse Sign Project to Find Missing Children
For Immediate Release, March 24, 2016 Jacksonville, FL – March 24, 2016 – The BairFind Foundat...
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Jacksonville Non-Profit Partners with Minor League Baseball to go Nationwide in Search for Missing Kids
For Immediate Release, February 24, 2016 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Locally based non-profit, The BairFind...
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Nonprofit to work with Minor League Baseball to find missing children
By Francine Frazier, Senior Web Editor, News4Jax.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Locally based nonpro...
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MiLB announces 2016-17 charity partners
Charity Partners Program gave back over $32 million in 2015 by Minor League Baseball (MILB.COM), ST....
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FCL Thursday February 18th: Jax Chamber Entrepreneur Spotlight
The Jax Chamber Entrepreneur Spotlight featuring Ellen Sullivan, CEO of the BairFind Foundation...
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Searching for missing kids, park by park
Former Minor League pitcher remains near game for a good cause By Benjamin Hill / MiLB.com Ever sinc...
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Nonprofit seeks to find missing children with help from baseball fans
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Former minor league pitcher’s nonprofit works to reunite missing children and their families
By Max Marbut, Staff Writer, Jacksonville Financial News & Daily Record “If I hadn’t been injure...
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Local nonprofit uses baseball stadiums to help find missing kids
By Samantha Manning, ActionNewsJax.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It started with the hit of a baseball an...
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Missing Children from LeLachuer Park Signs Found
by the Lowell Spinners LOWELL, Massachusetts – The Lowell Spinners, the Class A Affiliate of t...
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Dennis Bair talks with the Women Business Owners of North Florida
In front of 71 people, Dennis Bair, founder and Chief Development Officer of the BairFind Foundation...
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Kidnapping survivor gives message of hope to Jacksonville family of missing boy
By Samantha Manning, CBS WJAX-TV / ActionNewsJax.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The survivor of a kidnappi...
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Kidnapping survivor of Cleveland house of horrors visits Jacksonville for rally for missing children
By Derek Gilliam, Florida Times-Union Gina DeJesus lived for nine years with heavy chains locking he...
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The BairFind Foundation Has Reached the GuideStar Gold Level Profile as a Demonstration of Its Commitment to Transparency
For Immediate Release October 1, 2015 Pittsburgh, PA – The BairFind Foundation today achieved the Go...
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Standing with Families
“She (Nancy Ruiz, mother of Gina DeJesus) learned from a friend about the work of Dennis Bair, a for...
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Review: Steeler Rocky Bleier relives his glory days in a play with humor and heart
By Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It was like old times at Heinz Hall Tuesday night. A play...
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Kidnapped Cleveland woman throws out Scrappers pitch
By Matt Stone, WFMJ Reporter NILES, Ohio – One of the three women kidnapped and held captive i...
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BringHome100, our former campaign
In baseball, the benchmark for an all-star season is 100 RBIs. When runners are in scoring position,...
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Gina DeJesus throws first pitch at Canal Park
WKYC Staff AKRON, Ohio — It was a special moment at Canal Park in Akron. On Sunday, Gina DeJes...
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First Pitch Ceremony with the family of missing child Mark Degner
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“More Eyes Looking Means More Children Found”
July 2015 Blog Post by BairFind Director Ellen Sullivan Dennis Bair, a former minor league pitcher w...
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The Ceremonial First Pitch
by BairFind Executive Director Ellen Sullivan The ceremonial first pitch is a longstanding tradition...
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More eyes on missing children
Posted by Al Bagocius, Jacksonville BUZZ Dennis Bair, a former minor league pitcher with the ...
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Squirrel Hill man’s BairFind Foundation campaign to find missing children moves to ballparks
By Kaitlynn Riely / The Pittsburgh Press Dennis Bair has a simple approach to the complex pro...
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Audio of Dennis Bair on the Sean Hannity Radio Show on May 24, 2013
Listen to Dennis Bair on the Hannity show from May 24, 2013! Rose Tennent guest hosted while Sean Ha...
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Dennis Bair’s BairFind joined search for missing Cleveland girls
by Andrew Goldstein, Jewish Chronicle Staff Writer (Published June 6, 2013) When kidnapping victims ...
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3 Women Found: energizing an area activist
By Stephanie Ramirez, WEWS News Channel 5 Cleveland The rescue of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Mic...
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BairFind featured in Minor League Baseball news
Aeros Have Unique Connection With Rescued Cleveland Woman (posted May 10, 2013) Child Featured on Cu...
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Former minor leaguer Dennis Bair is founder of the BairFind Foundation, which promotes awareness of missing and exploited children
Two of the three women authorities say were abducted and imprisoned for years by Cleveland cr...
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Two mentions of BairFind in the news
Here is a small blurb in a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article from May 8, 2013: Case offers families ...
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Gina DeJesus update: Ryan Ellis, St. Lucie Mets manager, part of group which searched for DeJesus
Ellis is part of the BairFind Foundation By: Angela Cruz, WPTV.com PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Youn...
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Head of local missing children group calls Cleveland rescue a ‘miracle’
By Kaitlynn Riely / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It was a moment Dennis Bair couldn’t believ...
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Watch the extended interview from WTAE
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Pittsburgh man’s reason for hope affirmed by women’s rescue in Cleveland
Dennis Bair starts BairFind Foundation to aid search for missing children By Kelly Brennan, WTAE Pit...
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Squirrel Hill man has worked to help find missing Cleveland women
By Kaitlynn Riely / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette To Dennis Bair, the story coming out of Cleveland Monday...
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KDKA’s Mary Robb Jackson talks with Dennis Bair
KDKA’s Mary Robb Jackson did a story with Dennis Bair of the BairFind Foundation on Tuesday, M...
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Missing Woman Found Alive In Cleveland Has Pittsburgh Ties
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One local man with ties to one of the three women found after a decade in ...
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NBA team Cleveland Cavaliers halftime featured The BairFind Foundation
The Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Basketball team featured missing children provided by The BairFind Found...
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Raising Funds with Laughter to Help Find Missing Kids
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: PITTSBURGH (October 1, 2012) — On November 17, 2012 at 6:00 PM,...
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First pitch at Cleveland Indians game honors missing
By: Stephanie Ramirez, newsnet5.com CLEVELAND – “Yes I’m going to be throwing,R...
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Former baseball player expands effort to find missing children
By Joe Smydo / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Years after shoulder problems cut short Dennis Bair’s c...
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Join us June 29th through July 15th for free family fun at SummerFest 2012 at the Hillman Center for Performing Arts
Come join The BairFind Foundation and BringHome100 at the Opera Theater SummerFest 2012, a three-wee...
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Former pitcher expanding efforts to find missing children
By Joe Koch, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In baseball, a save is prized. The word holds even more meaning...
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KDKA Interview: Former Pitcher Helping To ‘Bring Home 100’
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dennis Bair was a minor league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, until his car...
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Aeros fans enlisted to help find Gina
By Deb Lee, NewsNet5.com AKRON, Ohio – When Akron Aeros fans look at the poster the team autog...
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BairFind Foundation Awarded 501c3 Nonprofit Status Entering 2011 Baseball Season
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – March 22, 2011 – The BairFind Foundati...
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Team Photos Keep Hope Alive
By Mitch Rupert, Williamsport Sun-Gazette Thursday, July 15, 2010...
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2010 Williamsport Crosscutters Promotional Event
To help find missing children, Dennis Bair and BairFind® have held autograph sessions at minor leagu...
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New video and news articles on Gina DeJesus
New effort to find missing Cleveland teen: https://web.archive.org/web/20100714150708/http://www.new...
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Crosscutters join forces with BairFind to help find missing child
By Minorleaguebaseball.com Tuesday, July 6, 2010...
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Bair finds way to help locate missing kids
By Benjamin Hill, MLB.com Friday, August 7, 2009...
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2009 Daytona Cubs Promotional Event
To help find missing children, Dennis Bair and BairFind® have held autograph sessions at minor leagu...
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2006: A Year in Review
In 2006, BairFind® put on three more autograph sessions, two with the Erie Seawolves (Detroit Tigers...
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Dennis Bair with family and friends
Here is BairFind founder Dennis Bair from the 1990s with various family members and friends....
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A good sign things are looking up
By Michael O’Keeffe, New York Daily News Sunday, July 16, 2006...
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Former minor leaguer pitching signed team photos to find missing children
By Sally Kalson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tuesday, July 04, 2006...
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2006 Erie Sea Wolves Promotional Event
To help find missing children, Dennis Bair and BairFind have held autograph sessions at minor league...
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2006 Charleston River Dogs Promotional Event
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Former minor-leaguer helps find missing kids
By Dave Mackall, TRIBUNE-REVIEW Saturday, August 13, 2005...
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Bair combines baseball with finding children
By Staff, Charleston Post and Courier Saturday, July 2, 2005...
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Jewish Pittsburgher uses baseball promo to find missing kids
By Lee Chottiner, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle Thursday, June 16, 2005...
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Crocs’ autographs may help find a child
By Mike Popovich, Canton Repository Sunday, July 08, 2001...
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